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Scientists developed a sheet of gold that’s just one atom thick

It’s unclear what, if any, exotic properties goldene has

A lattice of gold-colored spheres, with each sphere connected by lines to six of its neighbors

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

- More than 2 years ago

Meet graphene’s newest metallic cousin, goldene. For the first time, researchers have created a free-standing sheet of gold that’s just one atom thick.