Scratching lithography, manipulation, and soldering of 2D materials using microneedle probes
arXiv:2308.05968 · doi:10.1063/5.0186874
Abstract
We demonstrate a facile technique to scratch, manipulate, and solder exfoliated flakes of layered 2D materials using a microneedle probe attached to the precision xyz manipulators under an optical microscope. We show that the probe can be used to scratch the flakes into a designated shape with a precision at micrometer scales, move, rotate, roll-up, and exfoliate the flakes to help building various types of heterostructures, and form electric contacts by directly drawing/placing thin metal wires over the flake. All these can be done without lithography and etching steps that often take long processing time and involve harmful chemicals. Moreover, the setup can be easily integrated into any van der Waals assembly systems such as those in a glove box for handling air/chemical-sensitive materials. The microneedle technique demonstrated in this study therefore enables quick fabrications of devices from diverse 2D materials for testing their properties at an early stage of research before conducting more advanced studies and helps to build different types of van der Waals heterostructures.
arXiv comment15 pages, 7 figures
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