Term: graphite whiskers
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02688

Definition:
Thin, approximately cylindrical filaments in which graphene layers are arranged in a scroll-like manner. There is, at least in part, a regular stacking of the layers as in the graphite lattice, giving rise to h,k,l, X-ray reflections. The physical properties of graphite whiskers approach, along the cylinder axis, those of graphite.

Note: If there is, due to misalignment of the layers caused by their bending, no three-dimensional stacking order as in @G02684@, the term carbon whiskers should be used. @G02684-1@ whiskers and carbon whiskers should be distinguished from more disordered @F02362@.

Related Terms:
1) graphite (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02684-1).
2) graphite (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02684).
3) filamentous carbon (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02362).
4) graphene layers (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02683).

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 492 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)

Citation: 'graphite whiskers' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02688

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