Chapter Two

Review of Carbonaceous Nanomaterials and Graphite

Abstract

This chapter describes the qualities of graphitc materials. Natural graphite, graphene, graphitic nanofibers, carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide are discussed in detail. Along the way, the characteristics common to all three are pointed out and suggestions for substitution of graphene, nanotubes and graphene oxide with graphitic nanofibers for many of the investigated applications are offered

Keywords

Graphene; graphene oxide; graphite; graphitic nanofibers; nanomaterials; carbon nanotubes; oxidation of graphite planes; oxidation of edge sites

2.1 Graphite

2.1.1 Background

We can now take a deeper look at the remarkable qualities imputed in graphite’s behavior by it’s unique electronic ...

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