graphene and fullerenes

Cards (7)

  • Graphene
    A single layer of graphite
  • Graphene
    • Good conductor of electricity
    • Extremely strong
    • High melting and boiling point
  • Fullerenes (Ferrin)
    Molecules based on carbon atoms with hollow shapes, usually hexagonal rings but can also have 5 or 7 carbon atoms
  • Fullerenes (Ferrin)
    • Buckminsterfullerene (C60)
  • Fullerenes (Ferrin)

    • Can be used to deliver drugs
    • Can be used as lubricants
    • Can be used as catalysts
  • Carbon nanotubes
    Fullerenes shaped into long cylinders with a relatively small diameter
  • Carbon nanotubes
    • High tensile strength
    • Good conductors of electricity
    • Good conductors of heat