Scalable and deterministic construction of moiré superlattice in 2D materials using stressor films

Abstract

Moiré superlattice in two-dimensional (2D) materials provides a powerful platform to engineer emergent electronic states, yet the construction of moiré superlattices remains lab-scale, involving much trial and error and with little control. Here, we demonstrate the construction of a heterostrain-induced moiré superlattice in transition metal dichalcogenides using a scalable process that deterministically induces strain to 2D materials. By applying patterned thin-film stressors and probing the resulting structures with scanning transmission electron microscopy, we directly resolve the induced heterostrain, lattice deformations, and stacking variations that produce the moiré superlattice. We find that uniaxial and biaxial heterostrain give rise to distinct moiré patterns, including stripes and distorted hexagonal patterns. With this approach, we create in-plane polar distortions and thus in-plane polarization at the domain boundaries of the moiré superlattice in MoS${}_2$. The deterministic and scalable construction of moiré patterns using a well-established scalable process opens opportunities to design new moiré geometries in 2D materials.

21 pages, 5 figures

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