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Layer-by-layer assembly of van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures underpins new discoveries in solid state physics, material science and chemistry. Despite the successes, all current 2D material (2DM) transfer techniques rely on the use of…
Control over the position, orientation, and stacking order of two-dimensional (2D) materials within van der Waals heterostructures is crucial for applications in electronics, spintronics, optics, and sensing. The most popular strategy for…
The advent of van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures has enabled formation of bespoke materials with atomic precision, where numerous quantum and topological phenomena have already been discovered. This atomic-layer tunability, however, comes…
Two-dimensional (2D) materials assembled into van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures contain unlimited combinations of mechanical, optical, and electrical properties that can be harnessed for potential device applications. Critically, these…
Assembling atomic layers of van der Waals materials (vdW) combines the physics of two materials, offering opportunities for novel functional devices. Realization of this has been possible because of advancements in nanofabrication processes…
Assembling different two-dimensional (2D) crystals, covering a very broad range of properties, into van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures enables the unprecedented possibilities for combining the best of different ingredients in one…
Van der Waals heterostructures (vdWH) are made of different two-dimensional (2D) layers stacked on top of each other, forming a single material with unique properties that differ from those of the individual 2D constituent layers, and that…
Multilayer van der Waals (vdWs) heterostructures assembled by diverse atomically thin layers have demonstrated a wide range of fascinating phenomena and novel applications. Understanding the interlayer coupling and its correlation effect is…
Two dimensional (2D) van der Waals heterostructures (vdWHs) have their unique potential in facilitating the stacking of layers of different 2D materials for optoelectronic devices with superior characteristics at a reduced cost. However,…
The isolation of a growing number of two-dimensional (2D) materials has inspired worldwide efforts to integrate distinct 2D materials into van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures. Given that any passivated, dangling bond-free surface will…
Building on discoveries in graphene and two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides, van der Waals (VdW) layered heterostructures - stacks of such 2D materials - are being extensively explored with resulting new discoveries of…
Compared to electronic phase transitions, structural phase transitions of crystals are challenging to control due to the energy cost of breaking dense solid bonds. Recently, however, electric field switching of stacking configuration…
Van der Waals (vdWs) heterostructures assembled by stacking 2D crystal layers have proven to be a new material platform for high-performance optoelectronic applications such as thin film transistors, photodetectors, and emitters. Here, we…
The large variety of 2D materials and their co-integration in van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures enable innovative device engineering. In addition, their atomically-thin nature promotes the design of artificial materials by proximity…
Van der Waals (vdW) materials offer new ways to assemble artificial electronic media with properties controlled at the design stage, by combining atomically defined layers into interfaces and heterostructures. Their potential for…
Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures consist of different 2D crystals with diverse properties, constituting the cornerstone of the new generation of 2D electronic devices. Yet interfaces in heterostructures inevitably…
Van der Waals heterostructures are an excellent platform for studying intriguing interface phenomena, such as moir\'e and proximity effects. Surface science techniques like scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) have proven a powerful tool to…
Vertical stacking of two-dimensional (2D) crystals, such as graphene and hexagonal boron nitride, has recently lead to a new class of materials known as van der Waals heterostructures (vdWHs) with unique and highly tunable electronic…
Designer heterostructures can now be assembled layer-by-layer with unmatched precision thanks to the recently developed deterministic placement methods to transfer two-dimensional (2D) materials. This possibility constitutes the birth of a…
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have received a lot of interest over the past decade. Especially van der Waals (vdW) 2D materials, such as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), and their heterostructures exhibit semiconducting properties…