Soliton superlattices in twisted hexagonal boron nitride

Soliton superlattices in twisted hexagonal boron nitride

Solitons may develop when strain forms at line defects separating commensurate domains in misaligned or lattice-mismatched van der Waals heterostructures. Here, the authors use atomic-force microscopy and nano-infrared spectroscopy to image solitons in thin hBN crystals in the form of long-range per...

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Main Authors: G. X. Ni, H. Wang, B.-Y. Jiang, L. X. Chen, Y. Du, Z. Y. Sun, M. D. Goldflam, A. J. Frenzel, X. M. Xie, M. M. Fogler, D. N. Basov
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Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12327-x
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spelling doaj-688e14d0de6a40a497c0b5afbfbc7b762021-05-11T12:07:59ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-09-011011610.1038/s41467-019-12327-xSoliton superlattices in twisted hexagonal boron nitrideG. X. Ni0H. Wang1B.-Y. Jiang2L. X. Chen3Y. Du4Z. Y. Sun5M. D. Goldflam6A. J. Frenzel7X. M. Xie8M. M. Fogler9D. N. Basov10Department of Physics, Columbia UniversityState Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of SciencesDepartment of Physics, University of California, San DiegoState Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of SciencesDepartment of Physics, University of California, San DiegoDepartment of Physics, University of California, San DiegoDepartment of Physics, University of California, San DiegoDepartment of Physics, University of California, San DiegoState Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of SciencesDepartment of Physics, University of California, San DiegoDepartment of Physics, Columbia UniversitySolitons may develop when strain forms at line defects separating commensurate domains in misaligned or lattice-mismatched van der Waals heterostructures. Here, the authors use atomic-force microscopy and nano-infrared spectroscopy to image solitons in thin hBN crystals in the form of long-range periodic superstructures, creating sub-surface hexagonal networks with periods of a few hundred nanometers.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12327-x
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author G. X. Ni
H. Wang
B.-Y. Jiang
L. X. Chen
Y. Du
Z. Y. Sun
M. D. Goldflam
A. J. Frenzel
X. M. Xie
M. M. Fogler
D. N. Basov
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X. M. Xie
M. M. Fogler
D. N. Basov
Soliton superlattices in twisted hexagonal boron nitride
Nature Communications
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title Soliton superlattices in twisted hexagonal boron nitride
title_short Soliton superlattices in twisted hexagonal boron nitride
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publishDate 2019-09-01
description Solitons may develop when strain forms at line defects separating commensurate domains in misaligned or lattice-mismatched van der Waals heterostructures. Here, the authors use atomic-force microscopy and nano-infrared spectroscopy to image solitons in thin hBN crystals in the form of long-range periodic superstructures, creating sub-surface hexagonal networks with periods of a few hundred nanometers.
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