Graphite whiskers

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013137",
  "term": "Graphite whiskers",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Slender filaments of nearly cylindrical shape built from graphene sheets rolled into a scroll about the filament axis, with at least partial graphite-like stacking between turns. Along the axis their stiffness and strength come close to those of the graphite lattice. They were first grown in a high-pressure carbon arc discharge in 1960.",
  "synonyms": [
    "carbon whiskers"
  ],
  "subject": "Inorganic Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "filamentous carbon",
    "graphene layer",
    "graphite"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 492 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/graphite-whiskers/"
}