Freestanding Thin-Film Materials

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Autori principali: Liu, Li, Qin, Peixin, Zhao, Guojian, Duan, Zhiyuan, Li, Jingyu, Jiang, Sixu, Tan, Xiaoyang, Wang, Xiaoning, Meng, Ziang, Liu, Zhiqi
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author Liu, Li
Qin, Peixin
Zhao, Guojian
Duan, Zhiyuan
Li, Jingyu
Jiang, Sixu
Tan, Xiaoyang
Wang, Xiaoning
Meng, Ziang
Liu, Zhiqi
author_facet Liu, Li
Qin, Peixin
Zhao, Guojian
Duan, Zhiyuan
Li, Jingyu
Jiang, Sixu
Tan, Xiaoyang
Wang, Xiaoning
Meng, Ziang
Liu, Zhiqi
contents Freestanding thin films, a class of low-dimensional materials capable of maintaining structural integrity without substrates, have emerged as a forefront research focus. Their unique advantages-circumventing substrate clamping, liberating intrinsic material properties, and enabling cross-platform heterogeneous integration-underpin this prominence. This review systematically summarizes core fabrication techniques, including physical delamination (e.g., laser lift-off, mechanical exfoliation) and chemical etching, alongside associated transfer strategies. It further explores the induced strain modulation mechanisms, extreme mechanical properties and interface decoupling effects enabled by these films. Representative case studies demonstrate breakthrough applications in flexible/ultrathin electronics, ultrahigh-sensitivity sensors and the exploration of novel quantum states. Critical challenges regarding scalable fabrication, precise interface control, and long-term stability are analyzed, concluding with prospects for emerging applications in bio-inspired intelligent devices, quantum precision sensing, and brain-inspired neural networks.
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spellingShingle Freestanding Thin-Film Materials
Liu, Li
Qin, Peixin
Zhao, Guojian
Duan, Zhiyuan
Li, Jingyu
Jiang, Sixu
Tan, Xiaoyang
Wang, Xiaoning
Meng, Ziang
Liu, Zhiqi
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Superconductivity
Applied Physics
Freestanding thin films, a class of low-dimensional materials capable of maintaining structural integrity without substrates, have emerged as a forefront research focus. Their unique advantages-circumventing substrate clamping, liberating intrinsic material properties, and enabling cross-platform heterogeneous integration-underpin this prominence. This review systematically summarizes core fabrication techniques, including physical delamination (e.g., laser lift-off, mechanical exfoliation) and chemical etching, alongside associated transfer strategies. It further explores the induced strain modulation mechanisms, extreme mechanical properties and interface decoupling effects enabled by these films. Representative case studies demonstrate breakthrough applications in flexible/ultrathin electronics, ultrahigh-sensitivity sensors and the exploration of novel quantum states. Critical challenges regarding scalable fabrication, precise interface control, and long-term stability are analyzed, concluding with prospects for emerging applications in bio-inspired intelligent devices, quantum precision sensing, and brain-inspired neural networks.
title Freestanding Thin-Film Materials
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Superconductivity
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.06637