Saturday, September 12, 2020

Mediator atoms help graphene self-heal

Amazing stuff!

"... Using some of the best transmission electron microscopes available, researchers ... found that so-called “mediator atoms” – carbon atoms that do not fit properly into the graphene lattice – act as catalysts to help bonds break and form. ... "

Mediator atoms help graphene self-heal – Physics World An international team of researchers in Korea, the UK, Japan, the US and France has now cleared up the mystery by showing that fast-moving carbon atoms catalyse many of the restructuring processes.

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