najoNanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, MathematicsНаносистемы: физика, химия, математика2220-80542305-7971Университет ИТМО10.17586/2220-8054-2016-7-1-210-213najo-968Research ArticlePAPERS, PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCEPAPERS, PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCETEM study of structure of graphene layers in shungite carbonTEM study of structure of graphene layers in shungite carbonKovalevskiV. V.KovalevskiV. V.

Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk

kovalevs@krc.karelia.ruMoshnikovI. A.MoshnikovI. A.

Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk

igorm@krc.karelia.ruInstitute of Geology, Karelian Research Center, RASInstitute of Geology, Karelian Research Center, RAS20161408202571Special Issue: Proceedings of the 12th Biennial International Conference “Advanced Carbon Nanostructures” (ACNS’2015)210213Copyright © Kovalevski V.V., Moshnikov I.A., 20252025Kovalevski V.V., Moshnikov I.A.Kovalevski V.V., Moshnikov I.A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://nanojournal.ifmo.ru/jour/article/view/968

Shungites have been studied by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Two types of carbon layers have been revealed in shungites by HRTEM. The first type, graphite-like carbon layers are characterized by strongly marked hexagonal symmetry. The second type are remarkable for imperfections connected with insignificant disorder in the direction of fringes and the distance between them, and can result from point defects or the pentagonal and heptagonal carbon rings that are signs of fullerene-like structures.

Shungites have been studied by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Two types of carbon layers have been revealed in shungites by HRTEM. The first type, graphite-like carbon layers are characterized by strongly marked hexagonal symmetry. The second type are remarkable for imperfections connected with insignificant disorder in the direction of fringes and the distance between them, and can result from point defects or the pentagonal and heptagonal carbon rings that are signs of fullerene-like structures.

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