Data for: Germanene preparation methods, its applications and uses

This dataset contains information regarding the patented methods and uses (both application and granted patents) of germanene, a two-dimensional layered germanium allotrope, analog to graphene. Espacenet (a free-of-charge database provided by the European Patent Office), accessed on Nov. 27, 2021, was used for data mining. The file titled “<em>Espacenet_search_results_germanene</em>” contains information related to Title, Inventors, Applicants, Publication number, Earliest priority, IPC, CPC, Publication date, Earliest publication, and Family number. The patent searches were carried out by keywords and classification codes. Both IPC (International Patent Classification) and CPC (Cooperative Patent Classification) codes were used. <strong>Value of the dataset</strong>: prior art searches, technological trends <strong>Steps to reproduce data</strong>: <strong>Query 1</strong>: ctxt=("two-dimensional" prox/ordered "layered") AND ctxt any "german*" <strong>Query 2</strong>: ctxt=("two-dimensional" prox/ordered "layered") AND cl any "C07F7/30" <strong>Query 3</strong>: ftxt=("germanium" prox/ordered "allotrope") <strong>Query 4</strong>: claims any "germanene" cl=classification codes (IPC or CPC) ftxt=full text ctxt=title/abstract/claims prox/ordered is a proximity operator Definition of the classification codes used <strong>C07F7/30</strong>: Compounds containing elements of Groups 4 or 14 of the Periodic System •Germanium compounds