Flat tellurium made for the first time

Tellurene charge density

Source: American Physical Society

Tellurene becomes the first 2D material in the chalcogen group

A monolayer version of the element tellurium, tellurene, is the latest member of the 2D materials family, which includes graphene but also more obscure compounds such as antimonene. Tellurene is the first flat material in the chalcogen group.