monolayer

American  

[mon-uh-ley-er] / ˌmɒn əˈleɪ ər /

noun

Physical Chemistry.

1. molecular film.

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monolayer British  

/ ˈmɒnəʊˌleɪə /

noun

1. Also called: molecular film.  a single layer of atoms or molecules adsorbed on a surface

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Etymology

Origin of monolayer

First recorded in 1930–35; mono- + layer

Example Sentences

They report their discovery in the article "Modulated Kondo screening along magnetic mirror twin boundaries in monolayer MoS2" in Nature Physics.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2023

By carefully adjusting conditions such as temperature and water content inside the reactor, the team could fine-tune how much of the silicon surface the monolayer covered.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2023

Next, the team plans to continue experimenting with their self-assembling monolayer setup and improve the layer itself.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2023

There is clearly a shift in this field towards making high-quality monolayer inks for commercialization8,9, rather than films produced by techniques such as epitaxial growth or chemical-vapour deposition.

From Nature • Jan. 21, 2020

The current work shows that crystalline manganese bismuth telluride integrates two of the most actively studied kinds of order: topological insulating behaviour and single-layer magnetism, as seen in monolayer ferromagnets, such as chromium triiodide9.

From Nature • Dec. 17, 2019