graphene

Syllable breakdown

Dictionary meaning

a single-atom-thick planar lattice of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal honeycomb structure, isolated for the first time in 2004 by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov at the University of Manchester using the scotch-tape mechanical exfoliation method; graphene is the thinnest, strongest, and most electrically conductive material ever measured, exhibiting quantum electronic properties including ballistic electron transport and the anomalous quantum Hall effect at room temperature; its extraordinary combination of strength, flexibility, transparency, and conductivity makes it a candidate material for next-generation electronics, composites, membranes, energy storage, and biomedical devices