monolayer

English

Etymology

mono- + layer

Noun

monolayer (plural monolayers)

  1. (chemistry) A layer of material that is one molecule thick
    • 2016, Yuanfeng Xu, Bo Peng, Hao Zhang, Hezhu Shao, Rongjun Zhang, Hongliang Lu, David Wei Zhang, Heyuan Zhu, “First-principle calculations of phononic, electronic and optical properties of monolayer arsenene and antimonene allotropes”, in arXiv:
      Recently a stable monolayer of antimony in buckled honeycomb structure called antimonene was successfully grown on 3D topological insulator BiTe and SbTe, which displays semiconducting properties.
  2. (biology) A layer of tissue that is one cell thick
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