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ArticleNature communications2026

Homo-metal-element mediated surface modification of sapphire for robust epitaxy of wafer-scale single-crystalline 2D semiconductors.

Jialong Wang, Yihao Zheng, Qingsheng Zeng, Yuhang Jing, You Peng, Tong Zhou, Li Yin, Xinyan Wu, Chenxi Zhang, Yujin Cheng and 10 more

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Jialong Wang *School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Yihao Zheng *Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-4191-1771
Qingsheng ZengSchool of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Yuhang JingSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
You PengSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Tong ZhouSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Li YinSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Xinyan WuSchool of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Chenxi ZhangKey Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Yujin ChengSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Haoxuan DingSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Xiyao WangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Wei WeiVacuum Interconnected Nanotech Workstation, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Li LinSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3626-0643
Jinlong DuElectron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2776-0950
Qingqing JiSchool of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5526-3746
Jing XiaKey Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China. xiajing@mail.ipc.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6092-1344
Chenguang QiuKey Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China. chenguangqiu@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6390-593X
Lian-Mao PengKey Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0754-074X
Yanfeng ZhangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China. yanfengzhang@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1319-3270

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2025M780008National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 92477204, T2188101National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) T2588301
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Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) single-crystal wafers have been envisioned as promising channel materials to drive semiconductor technology down to the atomic limit. Although several efforts have been made, wafer-scale single crystal growth with high robustness and efficiency remains challenging. Here, we design a homo-metal-element (W/Mo and Al) surface modification strategy of commercial C/M sapphire inducing a low-symmetry modification layer. This design enables the robust epitaxial growth of 2-inch scale monolayer WS

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