stanene

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noun

a two-dimensional layer of tin one-atom thick, which is a topological insulator (conducting electricity only along its edges).

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OriginLatin stannum →
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Meanings

nounstanene (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrya two-dimensional layer of tin one-atom thick, which is a topological insulator (conducting electricity only along its edges).

    Synonyms: tinene

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna two-dimensional layer of tin one-atom thick, which is a topological insulator (conducting electricity only along its edges).

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Origin

  1. Latinstannum“tin”
  2. Englishstanene

Blend of stannum + graphene (stannum + -ene) from Latin stannum (“tin”) and graphene, due to the analogous situation of tin in the material to carbon in graphene, being a two-dimensional layer one-atom thick.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 錫烯 /锡烯
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French stannène
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German Stanen
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Spanish estaneno
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APA

stanene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stanene

MLA

“stanene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stanene. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stanene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stanene.

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