Date of Award
2017
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Physics
First Reader
Dr. Angela Douglass
Second Reader
Dr. Kevin Cornelius
Third Reader
Dr. James Files
Abstract
Atomically thin materials have been an exciting topic of research since graphene was first isolated in 2004. Due to their unique properties, a large amount of research has gone into these materials, but better methods of combining them are still being sought. We present three methods which were attempted for fabricating stacks of atomically thin (or 2D) materials without heating them to the high temperatures required by previous techniques. The first two methods were deemed unsuitable for various reasons, but the third was used to successfully create a stack of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) encapsulated molybdenum disulfide (MoS2). While the method was shown to be successful, the relative quality of the product has not yet been determined.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Hamilton, "Stacking Atomically Thin Materials" (2017). Honors Theses. 250.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/250