Van Der Waals Force Mediated, Rotationally Aligned Dry-Transfer-Stacking of Two-Dimensional Tungsten Diselenide

Abstract

© 2020, The Korean Physical Society. Rotationally aligned, two-dimensional (2D), transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) exhibit unique electronic, optical, and optoelectronic properties compared to random stacking. Rotationally aligned graphene stacking was demonstrated previously for numerous exotic phenomena, such as superconductivity, resonant tunneling, and moiré pattern. However, rotationally aligned drytransfer techniques of TMDs, have yet to be demonstrated. Here, we show a simple method of selective cutting of a few-layer tungsten diselenide (WSe2) flake and rotationally aligning it by using dry-transfer stacking. The dry transfer techniques used for this study were adapted to maintain low sample contamination, a high-quality interface, a low number of defects. A combination of viscoelastic and thermoelastic materials was used for the TMD pickup and release to facilitate the rotationally aligned stacking. Aligned WSe2 stacks were characterized by Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy to evaluate the integrity of the fabricated stack. This study highlights the possibility of using a rotationally aligned, artificial stacking method for exfoliated TMD materials for future electronic and optoelectronic applications