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Laser printed two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides

Laser printed two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides
Laser printed two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides

Laser processing is a highly versatile technique for the post-synthesis treatment and modification of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs). However, to date, TMDCs synthesis typically relies on large area CVD growth and lithographic post-processing for nanodevice fabrication, thus relying heavily on complex, capital intensive, vacuum-based processing environments and fabrication tools. This inflexibility necessarily restricts the development of facile, fast, very low-cost synthesis protocols. Here we show that direct, spatially selective synthesis of 2D-TMDCs devices that exhibit excellent electrical, Raman and photoluminescence properties can be realized using laser printing under ambient conditions with minimal lithographic or thermal overheads. Our simple, elegant process can be scaled via conventional laser printing approaches including spatial light modulation and digital light engines to enable mass production protocols such as roll-to-roll processing.

2045-2322
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Lewis, Adam Henry
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Aspiotis, Nikolaos
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Abbas, Omar Adnan, Lewis, Adam Henry, Aspiotis, Nikolaos, Huang, Kevin Chung-Che, Zeimpekis, Ioannis, Hewak, Daniel, Sazio, Pier-John and Mailis, Sakellaris (2021) Laser printed two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides. Scientific Reports, 11 (1), [5211]. (doi:10.1038/s41598-021-81829-w).

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Abstract

Laser processing is a highly versatile technique for the post-synthesis treatment and modification of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs). However, to date, TMDCs synthesis typically relies on large area CVD growth and lithographic post-processing for nanodevice fabrication, thus relying heavily on complex, capital intensive, vacuum-based processing environments and fabrication tools. This inflexibility necessarily restricts the development of facile, fast, very low-cost synthesis protocols. Here we show that direct, spatially selective synthesis of 2D-TMDCs devices that exhibit excellent electrical, Raman and photoluminescence properties can be realized using laser printing under ambient conditions with minimal lithographic or thermal overheads. Our simple, elegant process can be scaled via conventional laser printing approaches including spatial light modulation and digital light engines to enable mass production protocols such as roll-to-roll processing.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 4 March 2021
Published date: 4 March 2021
Additional Information: Publisher Copyright: © 2021, The Author(s). Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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Local EPrints ID: 448449
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/448449
ISSN: 2045-2322
PURE UUID: 7747fe8b-913d-4dec-a191-bee6d4338903
ORCID for Omar Adnan Abbas: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3067-5311
ORCID for Kevin Chung-Che Huang: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3471-2463
ORCID for Ioannis Zeimpekis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7455-1599
ORCID for Daniel Hewak: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2093-5773
ORCID for Pier-John Sazio: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6506-9266

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Date deposited: 22 Apr 2021 16:46
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:24

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Author: Omar Adnan Abbas ORCID iD
Author: Adam Henry Lewis
Author: Nikolaos Aspiotis
Author: Daniel Hewak ORCID iD
Author: Pier-John Sazio ORCID iD
Author: Sakellaris Mailis

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