Nanosheet
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A nanoscale sheet, especially one of many making up a nanostructure.
"The nanosheet of gold forms when a confinement chemical is added to chloroauric acid containing gold and water. […] Because the nanosheets are so thin, just about every gold atom plays a part in the catalysis,” said Stephen Evans, study author and head of the University of Leeds’ Molecular and Nanoscale Research group."
Example
More examples"The nanosheet of gold forms when a confinement chemical is added to chloroauric acid containing gold and water. […] Because the nanosheets are so thin, just about every gold atom plays a part in the catalysis,” said Stephen Evans, study author and head of the University of Leeds’ Molecular and Nanoscale Research group."
Etymology
From nano- + sheet.
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