Gentle transfer method for water-and acid/alkali-sensitive 2D materials for (S) TEM study

Junhao Lin; Yung-Chang Lin; Xinsheng Wang; Liming Xie; Kazutomo Suenaga

doi:10.1063/1.4967938

Gentle transfer method for water-and acid/alkali-sensitive 2D materials for (S) TEM study

Junhao Lin, Yung-Chang Lin, Xinsheng Wang, Liming Xie, Kazutomo Suenaga

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We report a method in making transmission electron microscopy sample for both CVD-grown and exfoliated 2D materials without etching process, thus gentle to those 2D materials that are sensitive to water and reactive etchants. Large-scale WS2 monolayer grown on glass, NbS2 atomic layers grown on exfoliated h-BN flakes, and water-sensitive exfoliated TiS2 flakes are given as representative examples. We show that the as-transferred samples not only retain excellent structural integrity down to atomic scale but also have little oxidations, presumably due to the minimum contact with water/etchants. This method paves the way for atomic scale structural and chemical investigations in sensitive 2D materials.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	116108
Journal	APL MATERIALS
Volume	4
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4967938
State	Published - Nov 21 2016
Externally published	Yes

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