"Graphite crystals with an ABAB- type stacking structure are six-fold symmetric around the z axis, whereas a surface with one type of termination is three-fold symmetric," said Matsui.

Graphite is a key structural component in some of the world's oldest nuclear reactors and many of the next-generation designs being built today. But it also condenses and swells in response to ...

Each graphite grade has its own composite structure, but they all contain fractals, or shapes that look the same at different scales.

Breaking the graphite barrier Traditional lithium-ion batteries rely on graphite as an anode material. However, the same graphite structure fails when it comes to sodium or potassium.

Graphite is used as the anode material in conventional lithium-ion batteries, but the same graphite structure breaks down when it comes to potassium or sodium. They cannot move in and out of the ...