graphene

Summary

graphene has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1]

Key Facts

• graphene is credited with the discovery of Andre Geim^[2].
• graphene is credited with the discovery of Konstantin Novoselov^[3].
• graphene is a type of allotrope of carbon^[4].
• graphene is a type of single-layer materials^[5].
• graphene's Commons category is recorded as Graphene^[6].
• graphene comprises carbon^[7].
• graphene's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 2004^[8].
• graphene's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Graphene^[9].
• graphene's described at URL is recorded as https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/01/did-edison-accidentally-make-graphene-in-1879^[10].
• graphene's different from is recorded as graphane^[11].
• graphene's different from is recorded as grapheme^[12].
• graphene's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+4510'}^[13].
• graphene's P6009 is recorded as 14939^[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include allotrope of carbon^[4] and single-layer materials^[5].

Use and Application

graphene comprises carbon^[7].

Influence

Things named for graphene include GrapheneOS^[15], an Android distribution^[16], in Canada^[17], founded in 2014^[18].

Why It Matters

graphene has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1] graphene is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]

Entities named for graphene include GrapheneOS^[15], an Android distribution^[16], in Canada^[17], founded in 2014^[18].