Microcleavage
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 cleavage to form very thin layers countable, uncountable
"Very recently, a new 2D material phosphorene named after its parent black phosphorous was mechanically exfoliated by scotch tape based microcleavage method from a layered bulk black phosphorus and also a single layer phosphorene was obtained by plasma-assisted fabrication process 9 10 ."
Example
More examples"Very recently, a new 2D material phosphorene named after its parent black phosphorous was mechanically exfoliated by scotch tape based microcleavage method from a layered bulk black phosphorus and also a single layer phosphorene was obtained by plasma-assisted fabrication process 9 10 ."
Etymology
From micro- + cleavage.
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