| Element | Bulk lattice type | Bulk lattice parameter (nm) at RT | Surface (111) lattice parameter (nm) at RT | Dilatation coefficient 10−6 (K−1) [T range in K] [ref] | Carbon absorption at 873 K (wgt%) |
| Ni | Cfc (bulk) | 0.3523 | 0.249 | 15.5 [300 - 873] [26] | 0.04 |
| MgO | Cfc (bulk) | 0.4216 | 0.298 | 13.2 [300 - 873] [27] | 0 |
| Graphene | Hexagonal (surface) | - | 0.2456 | −1 [273 - 673] [28] 1 [673 - 1073] [29] | - |