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This article aims to highlight the amazing properties and potential uses of the more recently developed allotropes of carbon such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, fullerene, and buckypaper. This is an area offering wide opportunity for research, especially due to the multidisciplinary nature of applications.
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Surabhi Potnis – formerly Head of Chemistry Department in St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai has been teaching at the undergraduate and post graduate levels in Mumbai University, and has also been involved with various science education platforms for school children. She is actively involved with the Junior Science Olympiad program conducted by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (TIFR) Mumbai.
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Potnis, S. From carbon to buckypaper. Reson 22, 257–268 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-017-0458-1
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