stanene en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of stannum + graphene (stannum + -ene) from Latin stannum (“tin”) and graphene, due to the analogous situation of tin in the material to carbon in graphene, being a two-dimensional layer one-atom thick.
Meanings
- (uncountable) a two-dimensional layer of tin one-atom thick, which is a topological insulator (conducting electricity only along its edges).
Translations (3)
fr stannène (Translations) · de Stanen (Translations) · cmn 錫烯 /锡烯 (Translations)