All varieties of substances consisting of the element carbon in the allotropic form of graphite irrespective of the presence of structural defects.
Note:
The use of the term graphitic carbon is justified if three-dimensional hexagonal crystalline long-range order can be detected in the material by @D01711@ methods, independent of the @V06643@ and the homogeneity of distribution of such crystalline domains. Otherwise, the term @N04193@ should be used.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 493 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)