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Answer by Paul Kolk for Are there any 2D materials whose bonding can be best described as metallic rather than covalent?

Yes, there are many of them.

Some examples from Wikipedia:

The presence of the Fermi level and electrons in the conduction bandof h-MBenes (MBenes in hexagonal conformation ), cause the intrinsicmetallic character of MBenes 7 . Thanks to this metallic character andtherefore a significant delocalization of electrons, MBenes haveexcellent electrical conductivity , an interesting character for thedifferent applications cited in the next major part 5 , 7 , 8 .

With a high electron density at the Fermi level, MXene monolayers arepredicted to be metallic.[1][53][54][55][56] In MAX phases, N(EF) ismostly M 3d orbitals, and the valence states below EF are composed oftwo sub-bands. One, sub-band A, made of hybridized Ti 3d-Al 3porbitals, is near EF, and another, sub-band B, −10 to −3 eV below EFwhich is due to hybridized Ti 3d-C 2p and Ti 3d-Al 3s orbitals. Saiddifferently, sub-band A is the source of Ti-Al bonds, while sub-band Bis the source of Ti-C bond. Removing A layers causes the Ti 3d statesto be redistributed from missing Ti-Al bonds to delocalized Ti-Timetallic bond states near the Fermi energy in Ti2, therefore N(EF) is2.5–4.5 times higher for MXenes than MAX phases.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MXenes#

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBenes

Note that all of them, including graphene, also have covalent bonds.

The bonding in a monolayer of metallic element is possibly described as only metallic, but those need additional support from a substrate.


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