2D metal–organic framework layer is magnetic

 Mechanical exfoliation is the best way of getting top quality two-dimensional materials such as the carbon allotrope graphene. However, this has never been done on a metal–organic framework (MOF). Now, an international team of scientists have used the classic ‘Scotch-tape’ method to strip-off layers from a magnetic MOF¹ – an elusive property in the 2D materials world.²