Graphene
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɹæf.iːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Graphene is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having the structure of part of a layer of graphite.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having the structure of part of a layer of graphite.
More Meanings
- (inorganic chemistry) An arbitrarily large-scale, one-atom-thick layer of graphite, an allotrope of carbon, that has remarkable electric characteristics.
Example Sentences
As a microbullet impacts the graphene, the diameter of the cone it creates – determined by later examination of the petals – provides a way to measure how much energy the graphene absorbs before breaking.
Graphene, which consists of monolayers of carbon atoms bonded in a repeating hexagonal pattern, is the thinnest known material. It was isolated in 2004 at the University of Manchester by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, who went on to win a Nobel prize for their discovery.
Word Forms
- graphenes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nanographene, graphyne, graphane, polycarbon, phagraphene, polyarene.
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