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2 graphene sheets a few nanometers apart
I can see there are two sheets of graphene, with atoms in the gaps between them. I assume they have been separated by some means. The sheet on the right is a little larger than that on the left, but otherwise it looks about the same.
The sheets are clearly interacting at the atomic level, but I'm not sure what they're doing. In order to understand this phenomenon more fully and accurately, it would be best to examine it in greater detail.
It looks to me like this is a case of the two sheets attracting each other, but not quite enough. The force between them causes them to exert energy in order to overcome that attraction.
The larger sheet will have a tendency to expand, and the smaller one has a tendency to contract. This causes them to be attracted even more strongly together.
It's like a game. They are playing with each other.
I don't think they are aware of it. They're just doing what comes naturally.