goldene means an allotrope of gold in which a sheet is only one atom thick, achieved in the laboratory in pieces of sub–square micrometre area and with hopes for eventual practical applications in sensors or catalysts.
goldene is pronounced /ˈɡəʊld.iːn/.
Etymology
From gold + -ene, following the precedent of graphene; popularized outside of materials science since 2024.
noun
- An allotrope of gold in which a sheet is only one atom thick, achieved in the laboratory in pieces of sub–square micrometre area and with hopes for eventual practical applications in sensors or catalysts.