Microcleavage

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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 ."

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"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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