graphene
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Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, known for its exceptional strength, electrical conductivity, and unique quantum electronic properties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| graphene canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10340749 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: graphene Context triple: [Landau levels, occurIn, graphene]
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A.
Grafh
Grafh is an American rapper from Queens, New York, known for his gritty lyricism and work in the underground hip-hop scene.
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B.
Carbon
Carbon is a now-deprecated C-based application programming interface (API) for macOS that was designed to help developers port and run classic Mac OS applications on Mac OS X.
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C.
Graphite Black
Graphite Black is a dark, sleek color variant commonly used for electronic devices like smartphones to give them a modern, understated appearance.
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D.
buckminsterfullerene
Buckminsterfullerene is a spherical carbon molecule (C₆₀) resembling a soccer ball, notable as the first discovered fullerene and a key form of carbon with unique chemical and physical properties.
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E.
Carbon Black
Carbon Black is a cybersecurity company known for its cloud-native endpoint and workload protection platform that helps organizations prevent, detect, and respond to advanced cyber threats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: graphene Target entity description: Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, known for its exceptional strength, electrical conductivity, and unique quantum electronic properties.
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A.
Grafh
Grafh is an American rapper from Queens, New York, known for his gritty lyricism and work in the underground hip-hop scene.
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B.
Carbon
Carbon is a now-deprecated C-based application programming interface (API) for macOS that was designed to help developers port and run classic Mac OS applications on Mac OS X.
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C.
Graphite Black
Graphite Black is a dark, sleek color variant commonly used for electronic devices like smartphones to give them a modern, understated appearance.
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D.
buckminsterfullerene
Buckminsterfullerene is a spherical carbon molecule (C₆₀) resembling a soccer ball, notable as the first discovered fullerene and a key form of carbon with unique chemical and physical properties.
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E.
Carbon Black
Carbon Black is a cybersecurity company known for its cloud-native endpoint and workload protection platform that helps organizations prevent, detect, and respond to advanced cyber threats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allotrope of carbon
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nanomaterial ⓘ two-dimensional material ⓘ |
| application |
batteries
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composite materials ⓘ energy storage devices ⓘ flexible electronics ⓘ high-speed transistors ⓘ sensors ⓘ supercapacitors ⓘ transparent conductive electrodes ⓘ |
| atomicComposition | carbon atoms only ⓘ |
| bandStructure | Dirac cones at K and K' points ⓘ |
| bondAngle | 120 degrees (approximately) ⓘ |
| bondType | sp2 hybridized carbon-carbon bonds ⓘ |
| C-C bond length | about 1.42 Å ⓘ |
| chargeCarrier |
electrons
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holes ⓘ |
| chemicalElement | carbon ⓘ |
| density | low areal density ⓘ |
| dimensionality | 2D ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Andre Geim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Konstantin Novoselov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovery | isolated and identified in 2004 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | mechanical exfoliation of graphite ⓘ |
| electricalProperty |
high carrier mobility
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high electrical conductivity ⓘ massless Dirac fermion charge carriers ⓘ zero band gap (semimetal) ⓘ |
| latticeConstant | about 2.46 Å ⓘ |
| mechanicalProperty |
flexible
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high Young’s modulus ⓘ very high tensile strength ⓘ |
| nobelLaureate |
Andre Geim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Konstantin Novoselov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeRelated | 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for experiments with graphene ⓘ |
| opticalProperty |
absorbs about 2.3% of visible light per layer
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almost transparent ⓘ |
| parentMaterial | graphite ⓘ |
| quantumProperty |
anomalous quantum Hall effect
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relativistic-like charge carriers ⓘ |
| relatedMaterial |
carbon nanotube
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fullerene ⓘ graphene oxide ⓘ reduced graphene oxide ⓘ |
| stability | thermodynamically stable as part of graphite ⓘ |
| structure |
hexagonal lattice
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honeycomb lattice ⓘ single layer of carbon atoms ⓘ |
| symmetry | hexagonal symmetry ⓘ |
| synthesisMethod |
chemical reduction of graphene oxide
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chemical vapor deposition ⓘ epitaxial growth on silicon carbide ⓘ liquid-phase exfoliation of graphite ⓘ |
| thermalProperty | very high thermal conductivity ⓘ |
| thickness | one atom thick ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: graphene Description of subject: Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, known for its exceptional strength, electrical conductivity, and unique quantum electronic properties.
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