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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 1 year ago (1 children)

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 1 year 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.