Computational Nanoscience -
Computational Nanoscience -
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计算纳米科学 -
DOI:
10.1039/9781849732680-00377
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2011
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Heggie M
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作者:
Heggie M
Ably assisted by Miss Yardley, and Messrs Astbury and Wood, JD Bernal determined the structure of graphite in 1924 by the then new technique of X-ray diffraction. 1 He describes the arrangement of carbon atoms as being inplane, hexagonal nets, alternately superposed so that half of the atoms in each net lie opposite the vertices of the hexagons of their neighbours (labelled a) while the remainder (labelled b) are opposite the centres of the hexagons, as shown in Figure 12.1. It immediately provided an explanation for the pronounced basal cleavage plane and trigonal hexagonal symmetry of graphite crystals, and its softness and flexibility compared with diamond. Bernal also sought to reconcile the structure of graphite with Bohr’s atomic theory for carbon atoms. From this he deduced that the arrangement and nature of the electron orbitals would be different from those in diamond, resulting in the different thermal, electrical, and optical properties known at that time. He also proposed that that the electrical conductivity of graphite should be anisotropic, being greater in the basal plane than perpendicular to it, and hoped that measurements might be performed to resolve the matter. Bernal’s correct model has subsequently both guided and