graphene
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- noun
- /ˈɡræfiːn/
- Specialized
- In particular, graphene is considered a potential candidate for replacing silicon in future electronic devices.
- graphene photodetectors
- graphene sheet
- graphene-based nano
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Watch on YouTubeUsing these methods, some graphene transistors have been built and been shown to work.
- Using these methods, some graphene transistors have been built and been shown to work.
- Now the point about graphene is that graphene, this is a lump of graphite.
- You know so much more because now you know why graphene is so special.
- Lithium is not totally unproblematic, as you probably know, and graphene may indeed prove to be one of those that comes through.
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In its two-dimensional form, graphene is thought to be the strongest of all known materials.
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For example, graphene binds to single-stranded DNA effectively but not to double-stranded DNA and can protect oligonucleotides from enzymatic cleavage.
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You know so much more because now you know why graphene is so special.
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So now you can see my face through the graphene, right?
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Using these methods, some graphene transistors have been built and been shown to work.
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A nanopore in a graphene membrane is so thin that it only fits one DNA base at a time.
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The book also provides details on various methods to grow graphene, including epitaxial, CVD, and chemical methods.
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The diverse chemical, electronic, and magnetic properties of nanographene and graphene are mainly due to their geometrical electronic structure.
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Graphene has recently been investigated for gene delivery applications, mostly using PEI-functionalised graphene oxide (GO) for the delivery of pDNA.
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Despite its nanometer thickness, a sheet of graphene is a formidable barrier.
Surface Forms
Morphology
graphene = graphite (opaque) = graphit + ene
This is a technical coinage based on graphite and the chemical suffix -ene, but the meaning 'single-layer carbon sheet' is not directly predictable from those parts for most learners.
Etymology
Graphene gets its name from graphite, the soft, pencil material, and from the Greek graphein which means 'to write', because people once used graphite for writing; the ending -ene is a common way to name a pure material. So graphene literally means a single, very thin sheet of graphite, which helps explain why it is so thin and so strong.