How to Use monolayer in a Sentence

monolayer

noun
  • The graphene monolayer acts as the source, while the molybdenum disulfide layer is the drain.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Like how to transfer a monolayer of oil resting on the surface of water, to a metal plate.
    — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
  • In which case, Kim’s group has a second method for peeling off individual atom-thick monolayers.
    — Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Oct. 2018
  • To turn this idea into something practical, the team first grew a large, uniform sheet of monolayer MoS₂ on a 4-inch wafer.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
  • This enabled wafer-scale growth of monolayer tungsten silicon nitride films with tunable doping properties.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
  • To date, these vdW heterostructures for optoelectronic uses have employed monolayer graphene in place of a metal because graphene lacks a bandgap.
    — Dexter Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2016
  • The monolayer crystal also supports the formation of electron-hole pairs—also known as excitons—at room temperature.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Aug. 2019
  • The molecules assemble themselves on top of a gold monolayer, forming a checkerboard pattern in which the spin of the magnetic atoms at the center of the molecules alternate between up and down.
    — Dexter Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2017
  • The researchers developed a flexible solid electrolyte composed of monolayer silicate nanosheets.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The prize was awarded for the work Langmuir had done sixteen years earlier on molecular monolayers, work that essentially invented the field of surface chemistry.
    — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The researchers achieved this using an atomically thin monolayer semiconductor embedded inside a nanoscale optical cavity designed to trap and control light.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
  • Back when Katharine and Langmuir first worked on monolayers—with Katharine running most of the experiments, of course—they'd studied not just the properties of monolayers, but how to manipulate them.
    — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
  • At low concentrations, adsorption increased gradually, typical of monolayer adsorption, where molecules form a single layer on the surface.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Scientists from the University of Cambridge in the UK, who took part of the study, then applied a monolayer of the semiconductor crystal tungsten disuphide just three atoms thick to the surface of the structure.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The benefits of the new material, called ultra-clean monolayer amorphous carbon (UC-MAC), are derived from its disordered ring structure, which contrasts with the perfect hexagonal rings in graphene.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The researchers applied the method to monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), a two-dimensional semiconductor considered a promising candidate for future transistor channels because it can be manufactured at atomic-layer thickness.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
  • Led by Professor Hiroyuki Yoshida, the study provides a consistent framework explaining how hole-collecting monolayers work across different material systems and offers design guidelines for improving device performance.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
  • From a device-performance standpoint, monolayer tungsten silicon nitride combines several key advantages, including strong hole mobility and high on-state current density, alongside robust mechanical strength, efficient heat dissipation, and solid chemical stability.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026

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