A single atom layer of gold – LiU researchers create goldene (liu.se)

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Super cool science but I absolutely hate the name

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[-] pelya@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

Gold leaf is like 500 atoms thick, by just beating gold with a hammer.

I'd thought they already have a process for making one atom thick gold, like vapor deposition.

[-] Fermion@mander.xyz 3 points 7 months ago

Vapor deposition makes a very rough surface that does not have an atomically uniform thickness, and would not have the same mechanical or electrical properties as an ordered sheet.

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