For the first time, researchers observe graphene sheets becoming buckyballs (w/ Video)
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 09:32
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Peering through a transmission electron microscope (TEM), researchers from Germany, Spain, and the UK have observed graphene sheets transforming into spherical fullerenes, better known as buckyballs, for the first time. The experiment could shed light on the process of how fullerenes are formed, which has so far remained mysterious on the atomic scale.