Area-Specific, Hierarchical Nanowrinkling of Two-Dimensional Materials

Dongjoon Rhee, Young Ah Lucy Lee, Teri W. Odom*

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Abstract

This paper describes an approach to generate hierarchical wrinkles in two-dimensional (2D) electronic materials with spatial control over adjacent wavelengths. A rigid fluoropolymer mold was used to pattern a sacrificial polymer skin layer on monolayer graphene, molybdenum disulfide, and hexagonal boron nitride on prestrained thermoplastic sheets. Strain relief and removal of the polymer layer resulted in 2D-material wrinkles whose wavelengths scaled linearly with the local skin thickness. A second generation of wrinkles could be created on top of the first generation by applying a subsequent cycle of polymer skin coating, strain relief, and polymer removal. This area-specific hierarchical wrinkling is general and will facilitate the engineering of the local properties of various 2D materials and their heterostructures.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6781-6788
Number of pages8
JournalACS nano
Volume17
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 11 2023

Keywords

  • hierarchical structures
  • multiscale patterning
  • nanowrinkles
  • soft lithography
  • two-dimensional materials

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Materials Science(all)

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