Graphene Art

Abstract

Although carbon materials have long been applied to paper to convey meaning through images, the carbon that constitutes the paper remains in the form of a carbohydrate. Here we transform the carbohydrate carbons of paper into graphene for symbolic production, and we term this graphene art. By using a commercial carbon dioxide laser scriber as found in most machine shops, laser-induced graphene is generated from the paper to provide requisite pattern reproduction. The graphene on paper is electrically conductive, permitting paper-based electronics.