graphene

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(organic chemistry) Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having the structure of part of a layer of graphite.

(inorganic chemistry) An arbitrarily large-scale, one-atom-thick layer of graphite, an allotrope of carbon, that has remarkable electric characteristics.

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A cursory glance over the past few years alone would produce examples including the Nobel-prize winning material graphene, award-bagging big data projects and field-leading components that power up wind turbines. Source: Internet

Any incoming terahertz waves should “shuttle” the electrons in graphene to flow through the material in a single direction as a direct-current. Source: Internet

According to Samsung, graphene balls can be used to boost battery capacity by 45 percent and charging speed by a whopping 500 percent. Source: Internet

CSCNTs exhibit semiconducting behaviors due to the stacking microstructure of graphene layers. Source: Internet

Geim went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010 for his work on graphene The Ig Nobel Prizes are parodies of the Nobel Prizes given out each autumn for 10 unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. Source: Internet

Bulk graphene has a band gap of zero and thus cannot be used in transistors because of its constant conductivity, an inability to turn off. Source: Internet

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