2D metal nanomaterials offer exciting prospects in terms of their properties and functions. However, the ambient aqueous synthesis of atomically-thin, 2D metallic nanomaterials represents a significant challenge. Herein, freestanding and atomically-thin gold nanosheets with a thickness of only 0.47 nm (two atomic layers thick) are synthesized via a one-step aqueous approach at 20 °C, using methyl orange as a confining agent. Owing to the high surface-area-to-volume ratio, abundance of unsaturated atoms exposed on the surface and large interfacial areas arising from their ultrathin 2D nature, the as-prepared Au nanosheets demonstrate excellent catalysis performance in the model reaction of 4-nitrophenol reduction, and remarkable peroxidase-mimicking activity, which enables a highly sensitive colorimetric sensing of H2O2 with a detection limit of 0.11 × 10-6 m. This work represents the first fabrication of freestanding 2D gold with a sub-nanometer thickness, opens up an innovative pathway toward atomically-thin metal nanomaterials that can serve as model systems for inspiring fundamental advances in materials science, and holds potential across a wide region of applications.

Division of Oral Biology School of Dentistry University of Leeds Leeds LS9 7TF UK

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR 166 10 Praha 6 Czech Republic

Leeds Institute of Medical Research St James's University Hospital University of Leeds Leeds LS9 7TF UK

School of Chemical and Process Engineering University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK

School of Physics and Astronomy University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK

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