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ReviewSmall methods2024

Scanning Probe Microscopies for Characterizations of 2D Materials.

Shaoqiang Su, Jiong Zhao, Thuc Hue Ly

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Review in Small methods, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Shaoqiang SuDepartment of Chemistry and Center of Super-Diamond & Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, China.
Jiong ZhaoDepartment of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China.
Thuc Hue LyDepartment of Chemistry and Center of Super-Diamond & Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7852-3811

Funding

City University of Hong Kong 7006005City University of Hong Kong 9678303City University of Hong Kong 9680241Environment and Conservation Fund 69/2021 34/2022Hong Kong Polytechnic University SAC9Hong Kong Research Grant Council General Research Fund 11300820Hong Kong Research Grant Council General Research Fund 11312022Hong Kong Research Grant Council General Research Fund 15301623Hong Kong Research Grant Council General Research Fund 15302522National Science Foundation of China 52173230National Science Foundation of China 52222218National Science Foundation of China 52272045The State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP) Seed Collaborative Research Fund SKLMP/SCRF/0037
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

2D materials are intriguing due to their remarkably thin and flat structure. This unique configuration allows the majority of their constituent atoms to be accessible on the surface, facilitating easier electron tunneling while generating weak surface forces. To decipher the subtle signals inherent in these materials, the application of techniques that offer atomic resolution (horizontal) and sub-Angstrom (z-height vertical) sensitivity is crucial. Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) emerges as the quintessential tool in this regard, owing to its atomic-level spatial precision, ability to detect unitary charges, responsiveness to pico-newton-scale forces, and capability to discern pico-ampere currents. Furthermore, the versatility of SPM to operate under varying environmental conditions, such as different temperatures and in the presence of various gases or liquids, opens up the possibility of studying the stability and reactivity of 2D materials in situ. The characteristic flatness, surface accessibility, ultra-thinness, and weak signal strengths of 2D materials align perfectly with the capabilities of SPM technologies, enabling researchers to uncover the nuanced behaviors and properties of these advanced materials at the nanoscale and even the atomic scale.

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2D materialscharacterizationnanoscalescanning probe microscopy

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PMID38766949
PMCPMC11579571

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