Highly oriented pyrolytic graphite

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005294",
  "term": "Highly oriented pyrolytic graphite",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A form of pyrolytic graphite that has undergone post-deposition heat treatment and mechanical compression to achieve a high degree of crystallographic alignment. This process results in a material with exceptional anisotropy in its physical properties. It is often used as a substrate in scanning probe microscopy due to its atomically flat surfaces.",
  "subject": "Inorganic Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "pyrolytic graphite"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 495 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/highly-oriented-pyrolytic-graphite/"
}