borophene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. an allotrope of boron, the class of quasiplanar and planar one-atom-thick molecular sheets of boron atoms, similar to carbon's graphene structure

Word forms

borophene borophenes

Etymology

From boro- + graphene. Blend of boron + graphene.

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