Professor Dresselhaus was one of the first researchers to map out the electronic
structure of graphite, using various magneto - optical techniques.
These insights hold the key to manipulating the atomic
structure of the graphite through manufacturing treatments such as changing the chemistry of the melt and altering the inoculants added to the liquid cast iron.
Three - dimensional imaging of
the structure of graphite, its spatial arrangement in the alloy, and its phase connectivity, are key factors that determine the properties of cast iron.
Not exact matches
In the case
of carbon atoms which can be arranged in such a way that they form a diamond, or in such a way that they form
graphite, it is surely the form, the intelligible
structure, that makes the difference.
In contrast, in
graphite, striking coherent transients
of the
structure were observed in both image and diffraction, directly measuring, on the nanoscale, the longitudinal resonance period governed by Young's elastic modulus.
Two computer simulation studies now suggest that cold - compressed
graphite contains crystals
of a
structure called body - centered tetragonal, or bct, in addition to another type called M carbon.
OSLO — In her long career as a physicist at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mildred «Millie» Dresselhaus, who is now 83, has researched the electronic
structure of carbon in its myriad forms, from bulk
graphite to nanotubes.
As a van der Waels crystal — a layered crystal
structure similar to graphene or
graphite — hBN was demonstrated to be two orders
of magnitude more efficient than hyperbolic metamaterials shown to date, says Caldwell.
Because the basic elements
of this spongelike
structure are cubic, they christened the material «cubic -
graphite.»
These natural 2 - D
structures include graphene, a single layer
of graphite, and a limited number
of other compounds.
Graphene, a single atomic layer
of graphite with a carbon - layered
structure, has been drawing much attention because
of its abundant electronic properties and the possibilities
of application due to its unique electronic
structure.
The crystalline
structure resembles that
of graphite because the carbon nitride groups are chemically bound only in layers, while just weak Van der Waals forces provide cohesion between these layers.
New research led by WMG, at the University
of Warwick has found an effective approach to replacing
graphite in the anodes
of lithium - ion batteries using silicon, by reinforcing the anode's
structure with graphene girders.
* Carbon - dot: Carbon dots (CDs) consist
of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen with a quasi-spherical
structure in which the carbon shows the character
of crystalline
graphite.
The resulting high quality spectra and her understanding
of the special symmetry
of graphite allowed Dresselhaus to characterise its electronic band
structures far more accurately than had previously been achieved.
[20] In appearance, properties, and
structure, it resembles
graphite, being black and flaky, a conductor
of electricity, and has puckered sheets
of linked atoms.
It is also known as β - metallic phosphorus and has a
structure somewhat resembling that
of graphite.
This power unit stands out for its light
structure, owing to the adoption
of exclusive components and
graphite - coated pistons that are optimised to reduce friction and weight.
Sean Mahan is a social realist figurative painter who works with
graphite and acrylic washes on wood to depict a sense
of wonder about the innate warmth
of the human character and its conflict with
structures of power and control.
Ten works on paper from 2010 are exhibited in the second room
of the gallery in which Whitten experiments with dry pigment,
graphite and oil stick, and creates grid - like compositions by transferring the
structure of objects, such as a radiator, directly onto paper with a
graphite block.
Conversely McEwen's use
of machined
graphite gives the illusion
of immeasurable weight and yet its perceived density disguises a hollow
graphite structure.
One drawing unfurls into a sculptural, topographical form while the other remains folded like a blanket — both creating three dimensional forms that differentiate from his earlier explorations using
graphite to disrupt the linear
structure of politically - charged words.
Once again meeting the viewer's gaze with blue - green eyes — whose lids are described in sharp orange lines with the geometric
structure of Cézanne's
graphite portraits — she appears relaxed, yet strong.
rubbing / loving project: company housing
of gwangju theater, 2012
graphite on paper, wooden
structure, video monitor and player, speaker 144.88 x 107.48 x 114.96 inches / 368 x 273 x 292 cm commissioned by gwangju biennale 2012 / courtesy the artist and lehmann maupin, new york and hong kong
This particular drawing echoes the surreal sensibility
of Whitman's performances; impenetrable layers
of graphite give way to spiraling movement and ambiguous
structures.
Installation view at Goldsmiths MFA (University
of London), Xavier Robles de Medina, «Bonobos» (left) 2018, 6 Montage texts in perspex holders on colored paper, one tryptych, one dyptych, one single and «In the realm
of translation», 2018,
graphite and plaster, 44 x 33 x 6 cm (middle) and mold on metal
structure, 50 x 38 cm x 20 (right)
But they were actually
graphite sculptures that led into the installation
of large, undiscernible black
structures.
The paintings, many
of which took years to create, are made out
of materials such as oil,
graphite and metallic and fluorescent pigments on aluminum panels and were
structured on harmonic mathematical relationships.
The
graphite drawings
of Nobson Newtown's buildings are
structured around words that spell their function, such as the public lavatory, and the people are represented as excrement.
DO HO SUH Rubbing / Loving Project: Company Housing
of Gwangju Theater, 2012
graphite on paper, wooden
structure, video monitor and player, single - channel video with audio and speaker 107.48 x 144.88 x 114.96 inches 273 x 368 x 292 cm Commissioned by Gwangju Biennale 2012 LM18031
DO HO SUH Rubbing / Loving Project: Company Housing
of Gwangju Theater (detail), 2012
graphite on paper, wooden
structure, video monitor and player, single - channel video with audio and speaker 107.48 x 144.88 x 114.96 inches 273 x 368 x 292 cm Commissioned by Gwangju Biennale 2012 LM18031
Noble, who was nominated for «Welcome to Nobson,» his 2011 solo exhibition at Gagosian in London, is known for monumental, highly - detailed series
of graphite drawings that depict Nobson Newtown, an imaginary world composed
of odd
structures, monuments, and deserted gardens.
The
graphite defines the contours
of tangram shapes to become a
structure within which color can play.