Impahla eluhlaza yokuhlanzeka okuphezulu kwe-graphite rod inokuqukethwe kwekhabhoni enkulu kanye nosayizi wezinhlayiyana ezincane kunenduku evamile yegraphite, futhi usayizi wezinhlayiyana ngokuvamile ungama-nanometers angama-20 kuya ku-100. Ibonakala ngamandla amakhulu, ukuminyana okuphezulu, ukuhlanzeka okuphezulu, usayizi wezinhlayiyana ezinhle, ukuzinza kwamakhemikhali aphezulu, isakhiwo esiminyene nesifanayo, ukushisa okuphezulu kokushisa, ukumelana nokugqoka kunenduku evamile ye-graphite, i-self-lubrication, ukucubungula okulula nokunye.