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Chinese scientists have recently achieved a breakthrough in the fabrication of single-atom-layer metal materials boasting a thickness of merely one-millionth of that of a standard A4 paper ...

Amanda Montañez; Source: “Synthesis of Goldene Comprising Single-Atom Layer Gold,” by Shun Kashiwaya et al., in Nature Synthesis. Published online April 16, 2024 (reference) ...

Some recent reports have suggested that scientists have formed a free-standing sheet of gold that is only one atom thick for the very first time. It is known as Goldene and has made gold the first ...

Subsequently, scientists etched away the titanium carbide layers to create a free-standing, one atom thick layer of gold. This was done with the help of an age-old Japanese technique used to forge ...

Each gold atom in goldene (illustrated) is bonded to six other gold atoms in a layer just one atom thick. S. Kashiwaya et al / Nature Synthesis 2024 By Skyler Ware May 1, 2024 at 1:00 pm ...