title: Crystalline graphite from an organometallic solution-phase reaction.
abstract: We report a chemical method by which graphitic carbon is prepared at reaction temperatures as low as 110 degrees C from readily available molecular reagents. This process requires no forcing conditions such as high pressures, intense light, or electrical discharge but is a simple, catalytic organometallic reaction. The carbon forms in a variety of morphologies including graphene sheets and nanotubes. The mild reaction conditions are similar to those routinely employed in homogeneous catalysis; therefore, they will allow the subtle manipulation of reaction variables to give desired morphologies selectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA.
authors.forename: Erich C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Beetz
authors.forename: Matthew Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Sfeir
authors.forename: Louis E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Brus
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Steigerwald