(a) I can fold a 1-mile sq sheet of graphene or borophene zero times.
(b) yes
I have it on good authority that it’s calculable
It will be determinable by how far apart atoms of carbon or boron can be before they are no longer considered "connected". Being only one atom thick, graphene and borophene will actually have less folding than a much thicker material because the folded edges will require the atoms to be farther and farther apart as the number of folds increases. I suspect by the second fold, the thickness of the layers in the middle will force the atoms at the folded edge apart and then you no longer have a single sheet of your material.it should be a matter (pun intended) of calculating the bend radius and comparing it to the distance between atoms to be considered still one continuous sheet. Now that I say it, I think one fold will be the max as two will definitely exceed the connection distance.
So yeah, one fold.
This was also something I was wondering. This is a major difference between borophene and graphene. Borophene might be foldable in the way we think of being folded. Anyone know if this is true?
Oh shit. I thought about this again.
Doh. Silly question.
Well put. Very well put. I feel sheepish.
Coincidentally, I asked the massive super-computer Deep Thought this exact question seven and a half million years ago, and the answer has arrived just in time to address your question.
The answer is: 42
That is all. You are welcome.
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