Thinnest material
The current thinnest material record is 0 in, held by Graphene (Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov), set on October 1, 2004. Last checked October 14, 2026.
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Graphene (Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov)
- Holder
- Graphene (Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov)
- Record
- 0 in
- Metric
- 0 cm
- Exact figure
- 0.335 nm (one atom thick)
- Location
- University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Date set
- October 1, 2004
- Recognized by
- Guinness World Records
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- guinnessworldrecords.com Thinnest material manmade
- graphene-flagship.eu Read the source
- acsmaterial.com What is the thinnest thing in the world
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