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For the first time, scientists have successfully fabricated gold sheets that measure only one atom in thickness.
Named ‘goldene’, it has given gold new qualities that make it appropriate for various applications.
According to researchers from Linköping University (LiU) in Sweden, goldene can be used to create hydrogen, value-added compounds, and also for carbon dioxide conversion.
The process entailed employing a method steeped in Japanese forging heritage, known as Murakami’s reagent, which has endured for over a century.
The details of the research done by the LiU team were published in the journal Nature Synthesis.
Scientists utilized an ancient technique
Due to the metal’s propensity to bunch together, scientists have long attempted but failed to create only one-atom-thick sheet of gold. However, LiU …