Preferred Label : graphite whiskers;
IUPAC definition : Thin, approximately cylindrical filaments in which graphene layers are arranged in
a scroll-like manner. There is, at least in part, a regular stacking of the layers
as in the graphite lattice, giving rise to i h,k,l, /i X-ray reflections. The physical
properties of graphite whiskers approach, along the cylinder axis, those of graphite.;
Scope note : if there is, due to misalignment of the layers caused by their bending, no three-dimensional
stacking order as in graphite, the term carbon whiskers should be used. graphite whiskers
and carbon whiskers should be distinguished from more disordered filamentous carbon.;
Origin ID : G02688;
See also
Thin, approximately cylindrical filaments in which graphene layers are arranged in
a scroll-like manner. There is, at least in part, a regular stacking of the layers
as in the graphite lattice, giving rise to i h,k,l, /i X-ray reflections. The physical
properties of graphite whiskers approach, along the cylinder axis, those of graphite.
