Two-dimensional (2D) material substrates and encapsulation allows growing exotic 2D structures, such as a fullerene monolayer, 2D noble gas clusters, 2D metal-halide structures (e.g. CuI) and 2D CuAu. These materials are stabilized either by van der Waals interaction with the substrate, or by chemically impermeable and inert 2D material layers on both sides of the encapsulated structure.
PIs: Jani Kotakoski, Kimmo Mustonen
Projects:
- Exotic Layered Materials (ELMer)
- Atomic control over 2D materials via ion beam manipulation (ATOMION)
Publications:
- Längle et al., Nat. Mater., in press (2023)
- Mirzayev et al., Sci. Adv. 3, e1700176 (2017)
- Mustonen et al., Adv. Mater. 32, 2106922 (2022)
- Mustonen et al. ACS Nano 12, 8, 8512–8519 (2018)
