World's thinnest gold measures just two atoms thick

Gold is a key element for electronic devices, and since those devices are always shrinking, engineers need to find ways to make smaller components too. On that path, scientists from the University of Leeds have managed to make the thinnest gold ever created, measuring just two atoms thick. That makes it functionally two-dimensional, joining the likes of graphene.

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Category: Materials

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• Atoms
• Electronic
• Gold
• Graphene
• Materials
• University of Leeds

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