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Das GS, Tripathi VK, Dwivedi J, Jangir LK, Tripathi KM. Nanocarbon-based sensors for the structural health monitoring of smart biocomposites. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:1490-1525. [PMID: 38186362 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05522a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Structural health monitoring (SHM) is a critical aspect of ensuring the safety and durability of smart biocomposite materials used as multifunctional materials. Smart biocomposites are composed of renewable or biodegradable materials and have emerged as eco-friendly alternatives of traditional non-biodegradable glass fiber-based composite materials. Although biocomposites exhibit fascinating properties and many desirable traits, real-time and early stage SHM is the most challenging issue to enable their long-term use. Smart biocomposites are integrated with sensors for in situ identification of the progress of damage and composite failure. The sensitivity of such smart biocomposites is a key functionality, which can be tuned by the introduction of an appropriate filler. In particular, nanocarbons hold promising potential to be incorporated in SHM applications of biocomposites. This review focused on the potential applications of nanocarbons in SHM of biocomposites. The aspects related to fabrication techniques and working mechanism of sensors are comprehensively discussed. Furthermore, their unique mechanical and electrical properties and sustainable nature ensure seamless integration into biocomposites, allowing for real-time monitoring without compromising the material's properties. These sensors offer multi-parameter sensing capabilities, such as strain, pressure, humidity, temperature, and chemical exposure, allowing a comprehensive assessment of biocomposite health. Additionally, their durability and longevity in harsh conditions, along with wireless connectivity options, provide cost-effective and sustainable SHM solutions. As research in this field advances, ongoing efforts seek to enhance the sensitivity and selectivity of these sensors, optimizing their performance for real-world applications. This review highlights the significant advances, ongoing efforts to enhance the sensitivity and selectivity, and performance optimization of nanocarbon-based sensors along with their working mechanism in the field of SHM for smart biocomposites. The key challenges and future research perspectives facing the conversion of nanocarbons to smart biocomposites are also displayed.
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- Gouri Sankar Das
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 530003, India. kumud@
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- Department of Chemistry, Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali, Rajasthan-304022, India
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, 208016, UP, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, 208016, UP, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi-221005, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 530003, India. kumud@
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Fang H, Pan Y, Lu C, Liu J, Ding T, Liu Z. In Situ Nanomechanics: Opportunities Based on Superplastic Nanomolding. ACS NANO 2023; 17:24479-24486. [PMID: 38060263 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c10304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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In situ nanomechanics, referring to the real-time monitoring of nanomechanical deformation during quantitative mechanical testing, is a key technology for understanding the physical and mechanical properties of nanoscale materials. This perspective reviews the progress of in situ nanomechanics from the aspects of preparation and testing of nanosamples, with a major focus on one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures and discussions of their challenges. We highlight the opportunities provided by in situ nanomechanics combined with the superplastic nanomolding technique, especially in the aspects of regulating physical and chemical properties which are highly exploitable for mechanoelectronics, mechanoluminescence, piezoelectronics, piezomagnetism, piezothermography, and mechanochemistry.
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- Hui Fang
- Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structure of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Water Resources Engineering and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
- The Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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de-la-Huerta-Sainz S, Ballesteros A, Cordero NA. Electric Field Effects on Curved Graphene Quantum Dots. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:2035. [PMID: 38004893 PMCID: PMC10672820 DOI: 10.3390/mi14112035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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The recent and continuous research on graphene-based systems has opened their usage to a wide range of applications due to their exotic properties. In this paper, we have studied the effects of an electric field on curved graphene nanoflakes, employing the Density Functional Theory. Both mechanical and electronic analyses of the system have been made through its curvature energy, dipolar moment, and quantum regeneration times, with the intensity and direction of a perpendicular electric field and flake curvature as parameters. A stabilisation of non-planar geometries has been observed, as well as opposite behaviours for both classical and revival times with respect to the direction of the external field. Our results show that it is possible to modify regeneration times using curvature and electric fields at the same time. This fine control in regeneration times could allow for the study of new phenomena on graphene.
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- Physics Department, Universidad de Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain; (S.d.-l.-H.-S.); (A.B.)
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- Physics Department, Universidad de Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain; (S.d.-l.-H.-S.); (A.B.)
- International Research Center in Critical Raw Materials for Advanced Industrial Technologies (ICCRAM), Unversidad de Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
- Institute Carlos I for Theoretical and Computational Physics (IC1), 18016 Granada, Spain
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De Beule C, Phong VT, Mele EJ. Roses in the nonperturbative current response of artificial crystals. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2306384120. [PMID: 37856548 PMCID: PMC10614611 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306384120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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In two-dimensional artificial crystals with large real-space periodicity, the nonlinear current response to a large applied electric field can feature a strong angular dependence, which encodes information about the band dispersion and Berry curvature of isolated electronic Bloch minibands. Within the relaxation-time approximation, we obtain analytic expressions up to infinite order in the driving field for the current in a band-projected theory with time-reversal and trigonal symmetry. For a fixed field strength, the dependence of the current on the direction of the applied field is given by rose curves whose petal structure is symmetry constrained and is obtained from an expansion in real-space translation vectors. We illustrate our theory with calculations on periodically buckled graphene and twisted double bilayer graphene, wherein the discussed physics can be accessed at experimentally relevant field strengths.
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- Christophe De Beule
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA19104
- Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of Luxembourg, LuxembourgL-1511, Luxembourg
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA19104
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA19104
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Wang S, Wang L, Zhao Q, Wang X. Massive laser pulling of graphene nanosheets in water. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:34057-34063. [PMID: 37859170 DOI: 10.1364/oe.500995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Light manipulation of graphene-based materials attracts much attentions. As a new light manipulation concept, optical pulling develops rapidly in the past decade. However, optical pulling of graphene in liquid is rarely reported. In this work, laser pulling of graphene nanosheets (GN) in pure water by using common gauss beams is presented. This phenomenon holds for multiple incident laser wavelengths including 405 nm, 488 nm, 532 nm and 650 nm. A particle image velocimetry software PIVlab is adopted to analyze the velocity field information of GN. The laser pulling velocity of the GN is approximately ∼ 0.5 mm/s corresponding to ∼ 103 body length/s, which increases with an increase of the incident laser energy. This work presents a contactless mothed to massively pull microscale graphene materials in simple liquid, which supplies a potential manipulation technique for micro-nanofluidic devices and also provides a platform to investigate laser-graphene interaction in a simple liquid phase medium.
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Hsieh YC, Lin ZY, Fung SJ, Lu WS, Ho SC, Hong SP, Ho SZ, Huang CH, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T, Chan YH, Chen YC, Wu CL, Chen TM. Engineering the Strain and Interlayer Excitons of 2D Materials via Lithographically Engraved Hexagonal Boron Nitride. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:7244-7251. [PMID: 37348137 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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Strain engineering has quickly emerged as a viable option to modify the electronic, optical, and magnetic properties of 2D materials. However, it remains challenging to arbitrarily control the strain. Here we show that, by creating atomically flat surface nanostructures in hexagonal boron nitride, we achieve an arbitrary on-chip control of both the strain distribution and magnitude on high-quality molybdenum disulfide. The phonon and exciton emissions are shown to vary in accordance with our strain field designs, enabling us to write and draw any photoluminescence color image in a single chip. Moreover, our strain engineering offers a powerful means to significantly and controllably alter the strengths and energies of interlayer excitons at room temperature. This method can be easily extended to other material systems and offers promise for functional excitonic devices.
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- Yu-Chiang Hsieh
- Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- Department of Electrophysics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Ibaraki, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- Physics Division, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
- Center for Quantum Frontiers of Research & Technology (QFort), National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
- Center for Quantum Frontiers of Research & Technology (QFort), National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
- Center for Quantum Frontiers of Research & Technology (QFort), National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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Lu K, Luo M, Gao W, Wang QJ, Sun H, Nam D. Strong second-harmonic generation by sublattice polarization in non-uniformly strained monolayer graphene. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2580. [PMID: 37142588 PMCID: PMC10160016 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38344-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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Despite the potential of graphene for building a variety of quantum photonic devices, its centrosymmetric nature forbids the observation of second harmonic generation (SHG) for developing second-order nonlinear devices. To activate SHG in graphene, extensive research efforts have been directed towards disrupting graphene's inversion symmetry using external stimuli like electric fields. However, these methods fail to engineer graphene's lattice symmetry, which is the root cause of the forbidden SHG. Here, we harness strain engineering to directly manipulate graphene's lattice arrangement and induce sublattice polarization to activate SHG. Surprisingly, the SHG signal is boosted 50-fold at low temperatures, which can be explained by resonant transitions between strain-induced pseudo-Landau levels. The second-order susceptibility of strained graphene is found to be larger than that of hexagonal boron nitride with intrinsic broken inversion symmetry. Our demonstration of strong SHG in strained graphene offers promising possibilities for developing high-efficiency nonlinear devices for integrated quantum circuits.
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- Kunze Lu
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
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Zhang H, Weinert M, Li L. Giant Periodic Pseudomagnetic Fields in Strained Kagome Magnet FeSn Epitaxial Films on SrTiO 3(111) Substrate. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:2397-2404. [PMID: 36912449 PMCID: PMC10037333 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Quantum materials, particularly Dirac materials with linearly dispersing bands, can be effectively tuned by strain-induced lattice distortions leading to a pseudomagnetic field that strongly modulates their electronic properties. Here, we grow kagome magnet FeSn films, consisting of alternatingly stacked Sn2 honeycomb (stanene) and Fe3Sn kagome layers, on SrTiO3(111) substrates by molecular beam epitaxy. Using scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy, we show that the Sn honeycomb layer can be periodically deformed by epitaxial strain for a film thickness below 10 nm, resulting in differential conductance peaks consistent with Landau levels generated by a pseudomagnetic field greater than 1000 T. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of strain engineering the electronic properties of topological magnets at the nanoscale.
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- Huimin Zhang
- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, West Virginia
University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, United States
- State
Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software
for Industrial Equipment, Dalian University
of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, United States
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, West Virginia
University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, United States
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Nie X, Wu X, Wang Y, Ban S, Lei Z, Yi J, Liu Y, Liu Y. Surface acoustic wave induced phenomena in two-dimensional materials. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2023; 8:158-175. [PMID: 36448884 DOI: 10.1039/d2nh00458e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Surface acoustic wave (SAW)-matter interaction provides a fascinating key for inducing and manipulating novel phenomena and functionalities in two-dimensional (2D) materials. The dynamic strain field and piezo-electric field associated with propagating SAWs determine the coherent manipulation and transduction between 2D excitons and phonons. Over the past decade, many intriguing acoustic-induced effects, including the acousto-electric effect, acousto-galvanic effect, acoustic Stark effect, acoustic Hall effect and acoustic exciton transport, have been reported experimentally. However, many more phenomena, such as the valley acousto-electric effect, valley acousto-electric Hall effect and acoustic spin Hall effect, were only theoretically proposed, the experimental verification of which are yet to be achieved. In this minireview, we attempt to overview the recent breakthrough of SAW-induced phenomena covering acoustic charge transport, acoustic exciton transport and modulation, and coherent acoustic phonons. Perspectives on the opportunities of the proposed SAW-induced phenomena, as well as open experimental challenges, are also discussed, attempting to offer some guidelines for experimentalists and theorists to explore the desired exotic properties and boost practical applications of 2D materials.
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- Xuchen Nie
- Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, and Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, and Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, and Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, and Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China.
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- College of Jincheng, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211156, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, and Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China.
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de-la-Huerta-Sainz S, Ballesteros A, Cordero NA. Gaussian Curvature Effects on Graphene Quantum Dots. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 13:95. [PMID: 36616005 PMCID: PMC9824217 DOI: 10.3390/nano13010095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In the last few years, much attention has been paid to the exotic properties that graphene nanostructures exhibit, especially those emerging upon deforming the material. Here we present a study of the mechanical and electronic properties of bent hexagonal graphene quantum dots employing density functional theory. We explore three different kinds of surfaces with Gaussian curvature exhibiting different shapes-spherical, cylindrical, and one-sheet hyperboloid-used to bend the material, and several boundary conditions regarding what atoms are forced to lay on the chosen surface. In each case, we study the curvature energy and two quantum regeneration times (classic and revival) for different values of the curvature radius. A strong correlation between Gaussian curvature and these regeneration times is found, and a special divergence is observed for the revival time for the hyperboloid case, probably related to the pseudo-magnetic field generated by this curvature being capable of causing a phase transition.
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- Physics Department, Universidad de Burgos, E-09001 Burgos, Spain
- International Research Center in Critical Raw Materials for Advanced Industrial Technologies (ICCRAM), Unversidad de Burgos, E-09001 Burgos, Spain
- Institute Carlos I for Theoretical and Computational Physics (IC1), E-18016 Granada, Spain
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Cao B, Grass T, Gazzano O, Patel KA, Hu J, Müller M, Huber-Loyola T, Anzi L, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T, Newell DB, Gullans M, Sordan R, Hafezi M, Solomon GS. Chiral Transport of Hot Carriers in Graphene in the Quantum Hall Regime. ACS NANO 2022; 16:18200-18209. [PMID: 36326218 PMCID: PMC9706666 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c05502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Photocurrent (PC) measurements can reveal the relaxation dynamics of photoexcited hot carriers beyond the linear response of conventional transport experiments, a regime important for carrier multiplication. Here, we study the relaxation of carriers in graphene in the quantum Hall regime by accurately measuring the PC signal and modeling the data using optical Bloch equations. Our results lead to a unified understanding of the relaxation processes in graphene over different magnetic field strength regimes, which is governed by the interplay of Coulomb interactions and interactions with acoustic and optical phonons. Our data provide clear indications of a sizable carrier multiplication. Moreover, the oscillation pattern and the saturation behavior of PC are manifestations of not only the chiral transport properties of carriers in the quantum Hall regime but also the chirality change at the Dirac point, a characteristic feature of a relativistic quantum Hall effect.
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- Bin Cao
- Joint
Quantum Institute, NIST/University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
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- Joint
Quantum Institute, NIST/University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
- ICFO-Institut
de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Castelldefels
(Barcelona) 08860, Spain
- DIPC—Donostia
International Physics Center, San
Sebastian20018, Spain
- Ikerbasque—Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao48013, Spain
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- Joint
Quantum Institute, NIST/University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
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- National
Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland20878, United States
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- Joint
Quantum Institute, NIST/University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
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- Joint
Quantum Institute, NIST/University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
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- L-NESS,
Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano, Via Anzani 42, 22100Como, Italy
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- National
Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, 305-0044Tsukuba, Japan
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- National
Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, 305-0044Tsukuba, Japan
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- National
Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland20878, United States
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- Joint
Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science, NIST/University of Maryland, College
Park, Maryland20742, United States
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- L-NESS,
Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano, Via Anzani 42, 22100Como, Italy
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- Joint
Quantum Institute, NIST/University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
- IREAP, University
of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
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- Joint
Quantum Institute, NIST/University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
- Department
of Physics and IPAS, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia5005, Australia
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Zhang Y, Jin Y, Liu J, Ren Q, Chen Z, Zhao Y, Zhao P. Strain engineering of graphene on rigid substrates. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:5056-5061. [PMID: 36504754 PMCID: PMC9680924 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00580h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Graphene with a large tensile strain is a promising candidate for the new "straintronics'' applications. The current approaches of strain engineering on graphene are mainly realized by flexible or hollow substrates. In this work, a novel method for strained graphene on a rigid substrate assisted by PDMS stretching and interface adjustments is proposed. The Raman spectra show that the maximum strain of graphene on the SiO2/Si substrate is ∼1.5%, and multiple characterizations demonstrate its high cleanness, flatness, integrity, and reliable electrical performance. The successful strain engineering is attributed to the protection of a layer of formvar resin and the interfacial capillary force of the buffering liquid. We believe this technique can advance strain-related fundamental studies and applications of two-dimensional materials.
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- Yang Zhang
- Center for X-Mechanics and Institute of Applied Mechanics, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- Center for X-Mechanics and Institute of Applied Mechanics, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- Center for X-Mechanics and Institute of Applied Mechanics, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- Center for X-Mechanics and Institute of Applied Mechanics, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- Center for X-Mechanics and Institute of Applied Mechanics, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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Liu YW, Zhan Z, Wu Z, Yan C, Yuan S, He L. Realizing One-Dimensional Electronic States in Graphene via Coupled Zeroth Pseudo-Landau Levels. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 129:056803. [PMID: 35960565 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.056803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Strain-induced pseudomagnetic fields can mimic real magnetic fields to generate a zero-magnetic-field analog of the Landau levels (LLs), i.e., the pseudo-Landau levels (PLLs), in graphene. The distinct nature of the PLLs enables one to realize novel electronic states beyond what is feasible with real LLs. Here, we show that it is possible to realize exotic electronic states through the coupling of zeroth PLLs in strained graphene. In our experiment, nanoscale strained structures embedded with PLLs are generated along a one-dimensional (1D) channel of suspended graphene monolayer. Our results demonstrate that the zeroth PLLs of the strained structures are coupled together, exhibiting a serpentine pattern that snakes back and forth along the 1D suspended graphene monolayer. These results are verified theoretically by large-scale tight-binding calculations of the strained samples. Our result provides a new approach to realizing novel quantum states and to engineering the electronic properties of graphene by using localized PLLs as building blocks.
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- Yi-Wen Liu
- Center for Advanced Quantum Studies, Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of the Ministry of Education and School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of the Ministry of Education and School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Center for Advanced Quantum Studies, Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of the Ministry of Education and School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Wuhan Institute of Quantum Technology, Wuhan 340206, China
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- Center for Advanced Quantum Studies, Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, People's Republic of China
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Han Y, Gao L, Zhou J, Hou Y, Jia Y, Cao K, Duan K, Lu Y. Deep Elastic Strain Engineering of 2D Materials and Their Twisted Bilayers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:8655-8663. [PMID: 35147415 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c23431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Conventionally, tuning materials' properties can be done through strategies such as alloying, doping, defect engineering, and phase engineering, while in fact mechanical straining can be another effective approach. In particular, elastic strain engineering (ESE), unlike conventional strain engineering mainly based on epitaxial growth, allows for continuous and reversible modulation of material properties by mechanical loading/unloading. The exceptional intrinsic mechanical properties (including elasticity and strength) of two-dimensional (2D) materials make them naturally attractive candidates for potential ESE applications. Here, we demonstrated that using the strain effect to modulate the physical and chemical properties toward novel functional device applications, which could be a general strategy for various 2D materials and their heterostructures. We then show how ultralarge, uniform elastic strain in free-standing 2D monolayers can permit deep elastic strain engineering (DESE), which can result in fundamentally changed electronic and optoelectronic properties for unconventional device applications. In addition to monolayers and van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures, we propose that DESE can be also applied to twisted bilayer graphene and other emerging twisted vdW structures, allowing for unprecedented functional 2D material applications.
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- Ying Han
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China
- CityU-Xidian Joint Laboratory of Micro/Nano-Manufacturing, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China
- CityU-Xidian Joint Laboratory of Micro/Nano-Manufacturing, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
- CityU-Xidian Joint Laboratory of Micro/Nano-Manufacturing, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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Gao X, Sun H, Kang DH, Wang C, Wang QJ, Nam D. Heterostrain-enabled dynamically tunable moiré superlattice in twisted bilayer graphene. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21402. [PMID: 34725380 PMCID: PMC8560801 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00757-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The ability to precisely control moiré patterns in two-dimensional materials has enabled the realization of unprecedented physical phenomena including Mott insulators, unconventional superconductivity, and quantum emission. Along with the twist angle, the application of independent strain in each layer of stacked two-dimensional materials-termed heterostrain-has become a powerful means to manipulate the moiré potential landscapes. Recent experimental studies have demonstrated the possibility of continuously tuning the twist angle and the resulting physical properties. However, the dynamic control of heterostrain that allows the on-demand manipulation of moiré superlattices has yet to be experimentally realized. Here, by harnessing the weak interlayer van der Waals bonding in twisted bilayer graphene devices, we demonstrate the realization of dynamically tunable heterostrain of up to 1.3%. Polarization-resolved Raman spectroscopy confirmed the existence of substantial heterostrain by presenting triple G peaks arising from the independently strained graphene layers. Theoretical calculations revealed that the distorted moiré patterns via heterostrain can significantly alter the electronic structure of twisted bilayer graphene, allowing the emergence of multiple absorption peaks ranging from near-infrared to visible spectral ranges. Our experimental demonstration presents a new degree of freedom towards the dynamic modulation of moiré superlattices, holding the promise to unveil unprecedented physics and applications of stacked two-dimensional materials.
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- Xuejiao Gao
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
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