Nano Graphene Platelets

Nano Graphene Platelets (GNP) Nano Graphene Platelets (NGP) also called Graphene Nano Platelets (GNP) are similar to carbon nanotubes but have twice the surface area, the properties and characteristics of Nano Graphene Platelets NGPs should outperform all other nanomaterials on the market.

Graphene, a single-atom-thick sheet of graphite, is a new material which combines aspects of semiconductors and metals.

NGPs: Thickness: 0.34 – 100 nm
Length/width: 0.5- 20 µm typical

A single layer of carbon atoms tightly arranged in a honeycomb pattern, graphene was long thought to be an interesting theoretical concept that was impossible in practice--it would be too unstable, and crumple into some other configuration.

The discovery, in 2004, that graphene actually could exist touched off a rush of experimentation to explore its properties. Graphene has been described as a carbon nanotube unrolled, and shares some of the unique properties of nanotubes. In particular, it's a so-called ballistic conductor, meaning that electrons flow through it at high speed, like photons through a vacuum, with virtually no collisions with the atoms in the crystal. This makes it a potentially outstanding conductor for wires and other elements in nanoscale electronics.