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This graphic by Rice researchers shows graphene growth via open-pentagon armchair edges, with atoms joining one by one to form the material's familiar hexagonal lattice. The researchers analyzed the energies involved in graphene creation in a study that may help experimentalists grow better-quality graphene via chemical vapor deposition.

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Yakobson Lab/Rice University

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