monolayercarbon
nounUK /ˌmɒnəʊˈleɪə ˈkɑːbən/
US /ˌmɑːnoʊˈleɪər ˈkɑːrbən/
A single flat sheet of carbon atoms, like one thin layer of graphene.
Scientists studied monolayercarbon to see how a single layer of atoms behaves.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A carbon film exactly one atom thick used in advanced electronics.
The transistor was built on monolayercarbon for faster switching.
3. A single layer of carbon atoms in a layered carbon structure.
Each monolayercarbon in graphite slides easily over the next.
4. A research material made of one flat carbon sheet for experiments.
The lab produced monolayercarbon by peeling layers from graphite.