Cold Seeded Epitaxy and Flexomagnetism in Smooth GdAuGe Membranes Exfoliated from graphene/Ge(111)
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| author | LaDuca, Z Samanta, T Hagopian, N Jung, T Su, K Genser, K Rabe, K M Voyles, P M Arnold, M S Kawasaki, J K |
| author_facet | LaDuca, Z Samanta, T Hagopian, N Jung, T Su, K Genser, K Rabe, K M Voyles, P M Arnold, M S Kawasaki, J K |
| contents | Remote and van der Waals epitaxy are promising approaches for synthesizing single crystalline membranes for flexible electronics and discovery of new properties via extreme strain; however, a fundamental challenge is that most materials do not wet the graphene surface. We develop a cold seed approach for synthesizing smooth intermetallic films on graphene that can be exfoliated to form few nanometer thick single crystalline membranes. Our seeded GdAuGe films have narrow x-ray rocking curve widths of 9-24 arc seconds, which is two orders of magnitude lower than their counterparts grown by typical high temperature methods, and have atomically sharp interfaces observed by transmission electron microscopy. Upon exfoliation and rippling, strain gradients in GdAuGe membranes induce an antiferromagnetic to ferri/ferromagnetic transition. Our smooth, ultrathin membranes provide a clean platform for discovering new flexomagnetic effects in quantum materials. |
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| spellingShingle | Cold Seeded Epitaxy and Flexomagnetism in Smooth GdAuGe Membranes Exfoliated from graphene/Ge(111) LaDuca, Z Samanta, T Hagopian, N Jung, T Su, K Genser, K Rabe, K M Voyles, P M Arnold, M S Kawasaki, J K Materials Science Remote and van der Waals epitaxy are promising approaches for synthesizing single crystalline membranes for flexible electronics and discovery of new properties via extreme strain; however, a fundamental challenge is that most materials do not wet the graphene surface. We develop a cold seed approach for synthesizing smooth intermetallic films on graphene that can be exfoliated to form few nanometer thick single crystalline membranes. Our seeded GdAuGe films have narrow x-ray rocking curve widths of 9-24 arc seconds, which is two orders of magnitude lower than their counterparts grown by typical high temperature methods, and have atomically sharp interfaces observed by transmission electron microscopy. Upon exfoliation and rippling, strain gradients in GdAuGe membranes induce an antiferromagnetic to ferri/ferromagnetic transition. Our smooth, ultrathin membranes provide a clean platform for discovering new flexomagnetic effects in quantum materials. |
| title | Cold Seeded Epitaxy and Flexomagnetism in Smooth GdAuGe Membranes Exfoliated from graphene/Ge(111) |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.05589 |