The structure is envisioned as stacks of
parallel sheets consisting of hexagonal carbon atoms. Because of Van de Waals
interactions, they are easy to agglomerate and typically have 5-20 layers. It
has a thickness of 5-10 nm having varying sizes up to 50 microns. These
nanoparticles are made up of short steps of platelets shaped graphene sheets.
Nanoplatelets exhibit good electrical and thermal conductivity, which is due to
pure graphitic composition. Therefore, they are widely used as electrodes in
batteries and supercapacitors. They are also used in coatings or adhesives.
Nanoplatelets also reduced permeability to be used for strong and impermeable
packaging.