New twisted van der Waals fabrication method based on strongly adhesive polymer

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Hauptverfasser: Park, Giung, Son, Suhan, Kim, Jongchan, Chang, Yunyeong, Zhang, Kaixuan, Kim, Miyoung, Lee, Jieun, Park, Je-Geun
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author Park, Giung
Son, Suhan
Kim, Jongchan
Chang, Yunyeong
Zhang, Kaixuan
Kim, Miyoung
Lee, Jieun
Park, Je-Geun
author_facet Park, Giung
Son, Suhan
Kim, Jongchan
Chang, Yunyeong
Zhang, Kaixuan
Kim, Miyoung
Lee, Jieun
Park, Je-Geun
contents Observations of emergent quantum phases in twisted bilayer graphene prompted a flurry of activities in van-der-Waals (vdW) materials beyond graphene. Most current twisted experiments use a so-called tear-and-stack method using a polymer called PPC. However, despite the clear advantage of the current PPC tear-and-stack method, there are also technical limitations, mainly a limited number of vdW materials that can be studied using this PPC-based method. This technical bottleneck has been preventing further development of the exciting field beyond a few available vdW samples. To overcome this challenge and facilitate future expansion, we developed a new tear-and-stack method using a strongly adhesive polycaprolactone (PCL). With similar angular accuracy, our technology allows fabrication without a capping layer, facilitating surface analysis and ensuring inherently clean interfaces and low operating temperatures. More importantly, it can be applied to many other vdW materials that have remained inaccessible with the PPC-based method. We present our results on twist homostructures made with a wide choice of vdW materials - from two well-studied vdW materials (graphene and MoS$_2$) to the first-ever demonstrations of other vdW materials (NbSe$_2$, NiPS$_3$, and Fe$_3$GeTe$_2$). Therefore, our new technique will help expand $moir\acute{e}$ physics beyond few selected vdW materials and open up more exciting developments.
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spellingShingle New twisted van der Waals fabrication method based on strongly adhesive polymer
Park, Giung
Son, Suhan
Kim, Jongchan
Chang, Yunyeong
Zhang, Kaixuan
Kim, Miyoung
Lee, Jieun
Park, Je-Geun
Materials Science
Other Condensed Matter
Observations of emergent quantum phases in twisted bilayer graphene prompted a flurry of activities in van-der-Waals (vdW) materials beyond graphene. Most current twisted experiments use a so-called tear-and-stack method using a polymer called PPC. However, despite the clear advantage of the current PPC tear-and-stack method, there are also technical limitations, mainly a limited number of vdW materials that can be studied using this PPC-based method. This technical bottleneck has been preventing further development of the exciting field beyond a few available vdW samples. To overcome this challenge and facilitate future expansion, we developed a new tear-and-stack method using a strongly adhesive polycaprolactone (PCL). With similar angular accuracy, our technology allows fabrication without a capping layer, facilitating surface analysis and ensuring inherently clean interfaces and low operating temperatures. More importantly, it can be applied to many other vdW materials that have remained inaccessible with the PPC-based method. We present our results on twist homostructures made with a wide choice of vdW materials - from two well-studied vdW materials (graphene and MoS$_2$) to the first-ever demonstrations of other vdW materials (NbSe$_2$, NiPS$_3$, and Fe$_3$GeTe$_2$). Therefore, our new technique will help expand $moir\acute{e}$ physics beyond few selected vdW materials and open up more exciting developments.
title New twisted van der Waals fabrication method based on strongly adhesive polymer
topic Materials Science
Other Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.04313