graphene

/ˈɡɹæf.iːn/ · noun

Meaning

Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having the structure of part of a layer of graphite.
An arbitrarily large-scale, one-atom-thick layer of graphite, an allotrope of carbon, that has remarkable electric characteristics.

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nanographene(English)graphyne(English)graphane(English)graphene layer(English)polycarbon(English)phagraphene(English)polyarene(English)polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon(English)exfoliation(English)allotrope(English)nitride(English)graphite(English)

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