graphene
noun
graph·​ene
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Definition of graphene
: an extremely electrically conductive form of elemental carbon that is composed of a single flat sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a repeating hexagonal lattice
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The promise of carbon lies with a material called graphene, which is only one carbon atom thick. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Milestone Carbon-Nanotube Microchip Sends First Message: ‘Hello World!’," 30 Aug. 2019 While breakthroughs in energy storage technologies like solid state batteries, graphene supercapacitors and hydrogen fuel cells occur regularly, these technologies have underlying complications that come with them. — Gene Berdichevsky For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, "The electric car revolution will require us to build better batteries," 14 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'graphene.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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