Graphene & Fullerenes

• 4 allotropes of solid carbon

  Diamond

  Graphite

  Graphene

  Fullerenes
• Graphene

  Single layer of graphite
• 4 properties of Graphene

  High melting and boiling points

  Strong

  Conducts electricity

  Very light
• What is Graphene used for

  Electronics

  Making composites
• Fullerenes

  Molecules of carbon atoms that exist as hollow shapes such as spheres or cylinders
• First fullerene to be discovered

  Buckministerfullerene
• Nanotube

  Tiny cylinder made of carbon atoms
• Why are nanotubes useful

  High length to diameter ratio

  Large surface area

  High tensile strength (don’t break when stretched)

  Conduct electricity and heat