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Carbon is unique in its properties, being the basis for a large group of materials very important to civilization as we know it. Carbon is basic to organic chemistry, and hence is the corner stone to all living organisms and to world energy supplies; it forms the basis for most polymers and the industries based on them.
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Dresselhaus, M.S., Kalish, R. (1992). Introduction. In: Ion Implantation in Diamond, Graphite and Related Materials. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 22. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77171-2_1
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