Digital BW, The Print

And don’t forget graphene.  This is a pure carbon 2-D semiconductor, one
atom thick.

Harry


On 8/21/07 3:06 PM, "Bob Frost" <bob@...> wrote:

> Harry,
> 
> I think we also have to specify what form of carbon we are talking about.
> The word is often used loosely as if there is only one type. One form of
> pure carbon - buckyballs (fullerenes - C60 and similar) - are soluble in
> water and many organic solvents and vary in color - C60 is purple for
> example.
> 
> Bob Frost.
> 
> Harry Lockwood wrote:
>> > Well, I don¹t have the credentials to contribute much here, but I do have
>> > a
>> > question.
>> >
>> > Given that carbon is not non-reactive, grinding it to a superfine level
>> > enormously increases the surface to volume ratio and may, therefore make
>> > it
>> > much more physically (not chemically) reactive, no?
> 
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Harry F. Lockwood




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