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ArticleNature communications2022

Strong and Localized Luminescence from Interface Bubbles Between Stacked hBN Multilayers.

Hae Yeon Lee, Soumya Sarkar, Kate Reidy, Abinash Kumar, Julian Klein, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, James M LeBeau, Frances M Ross, Silvija Gradečak

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Progress in Strain Engineering of 2D-Integrated Heterostructures for Ultrasensitive Sensors.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  7. Color Centers in Hexagonal Boron Nitride.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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10 authors.

Hae Yeon LeeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2712-0726
Soumya SarkarDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, 117575, Singapore, Singapore.
Kate ReidyDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1178-0009
Abinash KumarDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA.
Julian KleinDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA.
Kenji WatanabeResearch Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3701-8119
Takashi TaniguchiInternational Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1467-3105
James M LeBeauDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7726-3533
Frances M RossDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0838-9770
Silvija GradečakDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA. gradecak@nus.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4148-4526

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extraordinary optoelectronic properties of van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures can be tuned via strain caused by mechanical deformation. Here, we demonstrate strong and localized luminescence in the ultraviolet region from interface bubbles between stacked multilayers of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). Compared to bubbles in stacked monolayers, bubbles formed by stacking vdW multilayers show distinct mechanical behavior. We use this behavior to elucidate radius- and thickness-dependent bubble geometry and the resulting strain across the bubble, from which we establish the thickness-dependent bending rigidity of hBN multilayers. We then utilize the polymeric material confined within the bubbles to modify the bubble geometry under electron beam irradiation, resulting in strong luminescence and formation of optical standing waves. Our results open a route to design and modulate microscopic-scale optical cavities via strain engineering in vdW materials, which we suggest will be relevant to both fundamental mechanical studies and optoelectronic applications.

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PMCPMC9411575

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