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Gold actually has properties that make it extremely valuable in chemical applications
Scientists found A new and unusual gold shapeThere is only one atom sheet, thanks to the modern chemical approach used, which could open a new horizon of applications.
“If you make a material very thin, something unusual will happen, as is the case with graphene,” said materials scientist Shun Kashiwaya of Sweden’s Linköping University.
A strange new form of gold exists as a sheet that is only one atom thick https://t.co/3rAvt8NGKi
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The scientists used a technique called a reagent, which is a mixture of chemicals used in metal fabrication, to filter carbon and colored steel, which leads to the appearance of the patterns that appear on it. some Japanese knives If the compound is exposed to light, it releases cyanide, which dissolves the gold, so the process must be done completely in the dark.
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Pooling and warming in the gold thin layer was avoided by adding a surfactant, which made it stable. The longer you leave it, the better the results, according to research published in the journal Nature Synthesis.
Gold actually has properties that make it extremely valuable in chemical applications. Giving them semiconductor properties opens up a whole range of ways we can use them, including water purification, communications, and chemical production.
