scholarly journals Layer-by-Layer Thinning of 2D Materials

Author(s):  
Viet Phuong Pham

Two-dimensional (2D) structured materials are receiving huge interests since the discovery of graphene material first by the mechanical exfoliation method using scotch tape from the graphite in 2004 (1). Among them, graphene [1-15], molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) [10,16], black phosphorous [17], hexagonal-boron nitride (h-BN) [18-20], hafnium dioxide (HfO2) [21], molybdenum diselenide (MoSe2) [22], and 2D carbide nanosheets (MXene) [23] are emerging as many promising potential materials with novel properties in electronics and optoelectronics.

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tilas Kabengele ◽  
Erin R. Johnson

The superior lubrication capabilities of two-dimensional crystalline materials such as graphene, hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) have been well known for many years. It is generally accepted...


Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (32) ◽  
pp. 15205-15212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamin Park ◽  
Gwang Hyuk Shin ◽  
Khang June Lee ◽  
Sung-Yool Choi

We propose the atomic-scale etching of h-BN achieving an etching rate less than 1 nm min−1 for device integration based on 2D materials.


Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 3909-3920
Author(s):  
Hodjat Hajian ◽  
Ivan D. Rukhlenko ◽  
George W. Hanson ◽  
Tony Low ◽  
Bayram Butun ◽  
...  

AbstractMid-infrared (MIR) plasmon-phonon features of heterostructures composing of a plasmonic anisotropic two-dimensional material (A2DM) on a hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) film are analyzed. We derive the exact dispersion relations of plasmon-phonons supported by the heterostructures and demonstrate the possibility of topological transitions of these modes within the second Reststrahlen band of hBN. The topological transitions lead to enhanced local density of plasmon-phonon states, which intensifies the spontaneous emission rate, if the thickness of the hBN layer is appropriately chosen. We also investigate a lateral junction formed by A2DM/hBN and A2DM, demonstrating that one can realize asymmetric guiding, beaming, and unidirectionality of the hybrid guided modes. Our findings demonstrate potential capabilities of the A2DM/hBN heterostructures for active tunable light–matter interactions and asymmetric in-plane polariton nanophotonics in the MIR range.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (49) ◽  
pp. eabd3655
Author(s):  
Yaping Yang ◽  
Jidong Li ◽  
Jun Yin ◽  
Shuigang Xu ◽  
Ciaran Mullan ◽  
...  

In van der Waals heterostructures, electronic bands of two-dimensional (2D) materials, their nontrivial topology, and electron-electron interactions can be markedly changed by a moiré pattern induced by twist angles between different layers. This process is referred to as twistronics, where the tuning of twist angle can be realized through mechanical manipulation of 2D materials. Here, we demonstrate an experimental technique that can achieve in situ dynamical rotation and manipulation of 2D materials in van der Waals heterostructures. Using this technique, we fabricated heterostructures where graphene is perfectly aligned with both top and bottom encapsulating layers of hexagonal boron nitride. Our technique enables twisted 2D material systems in one single stack with dynamically tunable optical, mechanical, and electronic properties.


Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (34) ◽  
pp. 16243-16251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinjun Lin ◽  
Roland Yingjie Tay ◽  
Hongling Li ◽  
Lin Jing ◽  
Siu Hon Tsang ◽  
...  

Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is an ideal substrate for two-dimensional (2D) materials because of its unique electrically insulating nature, atomic smoothness and low density of dangling bonds.


Nano Research ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1357-1364 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Dankert ◽  
M. Venkata Kamalakar ◽  
Abdul Wajid ◽  
R. S. Patel ◽  
Saroj P. Dash

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yifei Li ◽  
Xin Wen ◽  
Changjie Tan ◽  
Ning Li ◽  
Ruijie Li ◽  
...  

Owing to its irreplaceable roles in new functional devices, such as universal substrates and excellent layered insulators, high-quality hexagonal BN (hBN) crystals are exceedingly required in the field of two-dimensional...


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