monolayer
nounEtymology From mono- + layer.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A layer of material that is one molecule thick
- Recently a stable monolayer of antimony in buckled honeycomb structure called antimonene was successfully grown on 3D topological insulator Bi#95;2Te#95;3 and Sb#95;2Te#95;3, which displays semiconducting properties.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:
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Biology, Natural sciences A layer of tissue that is one cell thick
- Derived terms
- heteromonolayer, intermonolayer, monolayerlike, submonolayer, transmonolayer