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Large Area Exfoliation of 2D Materials for Heterostructure Nanofabrication
keywords ELECTRONIC CHARACTERIZATION, MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION, NANOMATERIALS, OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION, TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS
Reference persons CANDIDO PIRRI, FRANCESCO SCOTOGNELLA
External reference persons Ilka Kriegel, Nicoḷ Petrini
Research Groups MPMNT - MATERIALS AND PROCESSES FOR MICRO & NANO TECHNOLOGIES
Thesis type EXPERIMENTAL
Description Two-dimensional (2D) materials have become increasingly important in the scientific community owing to their exceptional properties and promising applications. These materials are relatively easy to obtain with traditional mechanical exfoliation, which nevertheless limit the flake lateral size to few tens of micrometers, posing problems in the fabrication of devices based on them and on industrial scalability. A recent development in this field is the metal-assisted exfoliation technique, emerging as a prospective approach for generating mm-sized high-quality 2D monolayers. The scope of this Master Thesis opening is the improvement of the metal assisted exfoliation for obtaining a reliable and reproducible process, with final goal of realizing large heterostructures based on different 2D materials. We look for a highly motivated candidate, with good manual skills, good knowledge of material science and nanotechnological processes. The background could be compatible with physics, material science, engineering (physics, electrical, mechanical, energetic).
The work tasks will consist in:
a. Improvement of the metal-assisted exfoliation, which our group has a well established expertise
b. Transfer of the exfoliated flakes of different materials to build heterostructures on metal contacts
c. Possible characterization of these structures by means of optical spectroscopy and electrical measurements
Deadline 12/04/2025
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