Penta-graphene, a new structural variant of carbon, discovered
Richmond VA (SPX) Feb 06, 2015 - Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University and universities in China and Japan have discovered a new structural variant of carbon called "penta-graphene" - a very thin sheet of pure carbon that has a unique structure inspired by a pentagonal pattern of tiles found paving the streets of Cairo. The newly discovered material, called penta-graphene, is a single layer of carbon pentagons t ... more

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