Thermomechanical Nanostraining of Two-Dimensional Materials
Xia Liu, Amit Kumar Sachan, Samuel Tobias Howell, Ana Conde‐Rubio, Armin W. Knoll, Giovanni Boero, Renato Zenobi, Juergen Brügger
Abstract
) is spatially modulated up to 10% and is tunable up to 180 meV in magnitude at a linear rate of about -70 meV per percent of strain. The technique provides a versatile tool for investigating the localized strain engineering of 2D materials with nanometer-scale resolution.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceNanoindentationvan der Waals forceMolybdenum disulfideIndentationGrapheneStrain engineeringNanoscopic scaleBand gapNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsComposite materialMoleculeSiliconChemistryOrganic chemistry2D Materials and ApplicationsGraphene research and applicationsMXene and MAX Phase Materials