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Nano flake
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<p>In a general meaning a Nano flake is a flake (that is, an uneven piece of material with one dimension substantially smaller than the other two) with at least one nanometric dimension (that is, between 1 and 100 nm). A flake is not necessarily perfectly flat but it is characterized by a plate-like form or structure. There are nanoflakes of all sorts of materials. </p><p>In a more restricted meaning, in the context of solar energy, Nano flakes are a type of <a href="/facts/Semiconductor/zFf3mGTE">semiconductor</a> that has potential for solar energy creation as the product itself is only in the prototype phase. With its <a href="/facts/Crystal_structure/bJ4bCeHd">crystalline structure</a> the crystals are able to absorb light and harvest 30 percent of solar energy directed at its surface. </p>