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Residue-Free Fabrication of van der Waals Heterostructures of Two-Dimensional Materials
Published on: July 18, 2025
Hybrid van der Waals heterostructures of zero-dimensional and two-dimensional materials
Zhikun Zheng1, Xianghui Zhang, Christof Neumann
1Faculty of Physics, University of Bielefeld, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
Abstract:
van der Waals heterostructures meet other low-dimensional materials. Stacking of about 1 nm thick nanosheets with out-of-plane anchor groups functionalized with fullerenes integrates this zero-dimensional material into layered heterostructures with a well-defined chemical composition and without degrading the mechanical properties. The developed modular and highly applicable approach enables the incorporation of other low-dimensional materials, e.g. nanoparticles or nanotubes, into heterostructures significantly extending the possible building blocks.
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