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Wafer-scale transfer of two-dimensional materials with UV tape

Tapes whose adhesive force is controlled by ultraviolet illumination can be used to cleanly transfer large-area graphene, molybdenum disulfide and other two-dimensional materials with a low thermal budget and using no organic solvents.

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Fig. 1: UV tape-assisted wafer-scale transfer of monolayer graphene and MoS2.

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Zhao, T., Wang, Z. & Hu, W. Wafer-scale transfer of two-dimensional materials with UV tape. Nat Electron 7, 96–97 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-024-01117-z

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