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A snapshot shows off super-material only two atoms thick

High-powered microscope allows scientists to visualize an exotic structure called a superlattice.
Example of large-scale mapping of moiré superlattice, lateral PFM image.

Scanning reveals two view of the structure of a superlattice formed from layers that are each one atom thick. Credit: L.J. McGilly et al./Nature Nanotechnol.

A widely used type of microscopy can reveal the structure of 2D ‘wonder materials’ in superb detail.

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Nature 583, 11 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01938-w

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