Facile deterministic cutting of 2D materials for twistronics using a tapered fibre scalpel

Abstract

We present a quick and reliable method to cut 2D materials for creating 2D twisted heterostructures and devices. We demonstrate the effectiveness of using a tapered fibre scalped for cutting graphene. Electrical transport measurements show evidence of the desired twist between the graphene layers fabricated using our technique. Statistics of the number of successfully twisted stacks made using our method is compared with h-BN assisted tear-and-stack method. Also, our method can be used for twisted stack fabrication of materials that are few nanometers thick. Finally, we demonstrate the versatility of the tapered fibre scalped for other shaping related applications for sensitive 2D materials.

arXiv comment12+6 pages, 4+5 figures. The videos are available at https://sites.google.com/view/nanoelectronicstifr/publications

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