Atomistic mechanism and interface-structure-energetics of van der Waals epitaxy demonstrated by layered alpha-MoO3 growth on mica

Faezeh A. F. Lahiji, Davide G. Sangiovanni, Biplab Paul +5

Unlike conventional epitaxy, van der Waals epitaxy (vdWE) allows nearly stress-free growth of thick films with highly oriented crystals without dislocations even for large film-sub…