Abstract
Abstract
We report the first-ever discovery of graphene oxide in a creeping active fault (the Mozumi–Sukenobe Fault in the Atotsugawa fault system, Japan) using detailed Raman spectroscopic analysis. The presence of graphene oxide, which is characterised by a friction coefficient that is an order of magnitude lower than graphite, may explain the creeping nature of the fault.
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Research Square Platform LLC
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