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Large, high-quality layers of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) are a prerequisite for further advancement in scientific investigation and technological utilization of this exceptional 2D material. Here we address this demand by investigating…
The controlled creation and manipulation of defects in 2D materials has become increasingly popular as a means to design and tune new material functionalities. However, defect characterization by direct atomic imaging is often severely…
Single-layer $\it{h}$-BN is known to have edges with unique magnetism, however, in the commonly fabricated multilayer $\text{AA}^{\prime}$-$\it{h}$-BN, edge relaxations occur that create interlayer bonds and eliminate the unpaired electrons…
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