Image of the Week - March 29, 2011
Graphene 'Flowers' On Copper Foil
Scanning electron micrograph of graphene grown on 5 mil copper foil at 1000 C with methane. The graphene flowers grow as a result of the high temperature processing and the interaction of methane with the underlying copper foil. Each different copper crystal facet plays a role in how many lobes each graphene flower has.
Image Courtesy:
- Josh Wood - Lyding Research Group, Beckman Institute
Contact: jwood2@illinois.edu
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Uploaded Tue Mar 29 09:56:30 2011 by Scott Jay Robinson