graphene

British  

/ ˈɡræfiːn /

noun

1. a nanomaterial consisting of one-atom-thick sheets of carbon atoms, with the atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice structure

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Etymology

Origin of graphene

C20: from _graph ( _ite ) + _-ene

Example Sentences

The presence of a Dirac fluid in graphene may enable the development of highly sensitive quantum sensors.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

These results establish graphene as an accessible and cost-effective system for exploring ideas that are usually associated with extreme environments.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

While similar structures made from graphene, such as carbon nanotubes, are already well known, producing consistent, high-quality MXene nanoscrolls has been difficult.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Kaman, a materials science and engineering graduate student working in the research group of professor Axel Hoffmann, realized that both graphene electrons and microscopic magnetic excitations in so called magnonic materials behave like waves.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

When the team calculated the energies of these spin waves, they discovered that their mathematical behavior closely matched that of electrons moving through graphene.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026