overlayer

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noun

A layer of adatoms adsorbed onto a surface, as onto the surface of a single crystal.

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Synonyms

sheathing overlay adatom epitaxial layer metalayer superlattice overshift sublattice supracrystal underplating chromium plating space lattice gold plate adsorboluminescence axialite stonelayer

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