borophene

See also: borophène

English

Etymology

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

Noun

borophene (plural borophenes)

  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

Hyponyms

  • B36 (the first known (mini-)borophene)

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