Self-organized twist-heterostructures via aligned van der Waals epitaxy and solid-state transformations

Peter Sutter; Rina Ibragimova; Hannu-Pekka Komsa; Bruce A. Parkinson; Eli Sutter

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13488-5

Nature Communications (Dec 2019)

Self-organized twist-heterostructures via aligned van der Waals epitaxy and solid-state transformations

Peter Sutter,
Rina Ibragimova,
Hannu-Pekka Komsa,
Bruce A. Parkinson,
Eli Sutter

Affiliations

Peter Sutter: Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Rina Ibragimova: Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, P.O. Box 11100
Hannu-Pekka Komsa: Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, P.O. Box 11100
Bruce A. Parkinson: Department of Chemistry and School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
Eli Sutter: Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13488-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Vertically stacked twisted layers of two-dimensional materials can trigger exciting fundamental physics. Here, authors report controlled growth of 30° twisted few-layer SnS2 over SnS2 via van der Waals epitaxy of an SnS intermediate and its transformation in the presence of excess sulfur.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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