SEARCH Articles Figures Tables Comparison of the hexagonal layer structures of BN and graphite. In BN the atoms of one layer are located directly above the atoms of adjacent layers with B - N contacts in graphite the C atoms in one layer are located above interstices in the adjacent layer and are directly above atoms in alternate layers only. [Publishers Imprint] [Publishers Imprint] See Also: Comparison of the hexagonal layer structures of BN and graphite. In BN the atoms of one layer are located directly above the atoms of adjacent layers with B - N contacts in graphite the C atoms in one layer are located above interstices in the adjacent layer and are directly above atoms in alternate layers only.