Graphite
material · 1565 · Early modern era
A form of carbon; pencil leads, a moderator, a battery anode.
Where it is used
- Neutron moderator — is material for. The first reactors used graphite.
- Anode (graphite) — is material for. The anode of a lithium-ion battery is graphite.
- Supercapacitor — is material for. Electrodes made of activated carbon.
- Pencil — is material for. The lead is graphite mixed with clay.
- Electric arc furnace — is part of. Graphite electrodes.
- Arc lamp — is material for. Carbon electrodes.
- Mechanical pencil — is material for. The lead is graphite.
- Ion thruster — is material for. The grids are graphite or molybdenum.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Graphene — evolved into. A single layer of graphite, obtained with sticky tape.
What it is a kind of
- Carbon — is a kind of. A form of carbon.