Two reports demonstrate that with the right molecules and the right crystalline arrangement, it is not only possible to create two-dimensional crystals, but also to separate them into single-molecule-thick sheets — so-called two-dimensional polymers.
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Champness, N. Crystallized creations in 2D. Nature Chem 6, 757–759 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2015
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