monolayer

mono·lay·er | \ ˈmä-nō-ˌlā-ər

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Definition of monolayer

: a single continuous layer or film that is one cell, molecule, or atom in thickness

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Recent Examples on the Web Researchers have since made monolayers of metals, semimetals, insulators and more, but magnetism was the final holdout. — Sylvia Morrow, Discover Magazine, "One Magnet to Bind Them All," 1 Feb. 2018 In June, Xiaodong Xu of the University of Washington published results of the first isolated monolayer magnet in Nature. — Sylvia Morrow, Discover Magazine, "One Magnet to Bind Them All," 1 Feb. 2018

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The first known use of monolayer was in 1924

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