microcleavage

Etymology

From micro- + cleavage.

microcleavage means cleavage to form very thin layers. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

cleavage to form very thin layers“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 .”