Nature Communications (May 2020)
Universal mechanical exfoliation of large-area 2D crystals
- Yuan Huang,
- Yu-Hao Pan,
- Rong Yang,
- Li-Hong Bao,
- Lei Meng,
- Hai-Lan Luo,
- Yong-Qing Cai,
- Guo-Dong Liu,
- Wen-Juan Zhao,
- Zhang Zhou,
- Liang-Mei Wu,
- Zhi-Li Zhu,
- Ming Huang,
- Li-Wei Liu,
- Lei Liu,
- Peng Cheng,
- Ke-Hui Wu,
- Shi-Bing Tian,
- Chang-Zhi Gu,
- You-Guo Shi,
- Yan-Feng Guo,
- Zhi Gang Cheng,
- Jiang-Ping Hu,
- Lin Zhao,
- Guan-Hua Yang,
- Eli Sutter,
- Peter Sutter,
- Ye-Liang Wang,
- Wei Ji,
- Xing-Jiang Zhou,
- Hong-Jun Gao
Affiliations
- Yuan Huang
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yu-Hao Pan
- Department of Physics and Beijing Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Functional Materials & Micro-Nano Devices, Renmin University of China
- Rong Yang
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Li-Hong Bao
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Lei Meng
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hai-Lan Luo
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yong-Qing Cai
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Guo-Dong Liu
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Wen-Juan Zhao
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Zhang Zhou
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Liang-Mei Wu
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Zhi-Li Zhu
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ming Huang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
- Li-Wei Liu
- School of Information and Electronics, MIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, Beijing Institute of Technology
- Lei Liu
- College of Engineering, Peking University
- Peng Cheng
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ke-Hui Wu
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shi-Bing Tian
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chang-Zhi Gu
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- You-Guo Shi
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yan-Feng Guo
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University
- Zhi Gang Cheng
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Jiang-Ping Hu
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Lin Zhao
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Guan-Hua Yang
- Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Eli Sutter
- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska—Lincoln
- Peter Sutter
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska—Lincoln
- Ye-Liang Wang
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Wei Ji
- Department of Physics and Beijing Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Functional Materials & Micro-Nano Devices, Renmin University of China
- Xing-Jiang Zhou
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hong-Jun Gao
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16266-w
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 9
Abstract
Here, the authors develop a one-step, contamination-free, Au-assisted mechanical exfoliation method for 2D materials, and isolate 40 types of single-crystalline monolayers, including elemental 2D crystals, metal-dichalcogenides, magnets and superconductors with millimetre size.
