2020/10/09 by Wouter Mortelmans, Stefan De Gendt, Mortelmans, Wouter +5
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #2D Materials and Applications #FOS: Physical sciences #Graphene research and applications #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Topological Materials and Phenomena
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2010.04657
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The application of new materials in nanotechnology opens new perspectives and enables ground-breaking innovations. Two-dimensional van der Waals materials and more specific, 2D chalcogenides are a promising class of new materials awaiting their usage in the semiconductor industry. However, the integration of van der Waals materials relying on industry-compatible manufacturing processes is still a major challenge. This is currently restricting the application of these new materials to the research laboratories environment only. The large-area and single-crystalline growth of van der Waals materials is one of the most important requirements to meet the challenging demands implied by the semiconductor industry. This review contributes to a more generalized understanding on the integration of van der Waals materials - and in more specific 2D chalcogenides - through the growth process of epitaxy. This, can pursue further the aspiration of large-area, single-crystalline and defect-free epitaxial integration of (quasi) van der Waals homo- and heterostructures into the great world of the semiconductor industry.