Naturally Enacapsulated Heterostructures for Scalable 2D Nanomaterials
Abstract
When electrons are confined to two-dimensional (2D) material layers and interfaces, spectacular electronic phenomena often arise. Here we propose using an emerging family of new van der Waals (vdW) layered compounds as an alternative approach to realizing high-quality 2D electronic phases in a manner this is naturally physically scalable given their bulk single crystal form. This proposal aims to combine the design and synthesize of high-quality foliated hexagonal superlattice materials, to construct precise and complex vdW heterostructure devices using these superlattice compounds, and to perform advanced measurements to characterize the properties of exotic phases. If successful, it will demonstrate an alternate approach to vdW heterostructures for realizing device-level interfaces and structures that may improve the ability for such devices to be deployed and enable their application. This may enable the translation of a broad class of new electronicphenomena in vdW systems to application relevant material platforms.Approved for PublicRelease
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Nov 08, 2024
- Source ID
- N000142412407
Entities
People
- Joseph Checkelsky
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy