Perspectives on ultra-high vacuum transmission electron microscopy of dynamic crystal growth phenomena

K Reidy, JD Thomsen, FM Ross - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Crystal nucleation and growth is a fundamental pillar of materials design. To advance our
understanding of the underlying mechanisms, in situ visual observation plays an important …

[HTML][HTML] Direct imaging and electronic structure modulation of moiré superlattices at the 2D/3D interface

K Reidy, G Varnavides, JD Thomsen, A Kumar… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The atomic structure at the interface between two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional
(3D) materials influences properties such as contact resistance, photo-response, and high …

Mechanisms of quasi van der Waals epitaxy of three-dimensional metallic nanoislands on suspended two-dimensional materials

K Reidy, JD Thomsen, HY Lee, V Zarubin, Y Yu… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Understanding structure at the interface between two-dimensional (2D) materials and 3D
metals is crucial for designing novel 2D/3D heterostructures and improving the performance …

[HTML][HTML] Van der Waals epitaxy growth of 2D ferromagnetic Cr (1+ δ) Te2 nanolayers with concentration-tunable magnetic anisotropy

K Lasek, PM Coelho, P Gargiani, M Valvidares… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
ABSTRACT Cr (1þd) Te2 are pseudo-layered compounds consisting of CrTe2 transition
metal dichalcogenide (TMD) layers with additional (d) selfintercalated Cr atoms. The recent …

[HTML][HTML] Two-dimensional material templates for van der Waals epitaxy, remote epitaxy, and intercalation growth

H Ryu, H Park, JH Kim, F Ren, J Kim, GH Lee… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Epitaxial growth, a crystallographically oriented growth induced by the chemical bonding
between crystalline substrate and atomic building blocks, has been a key technique in the …

[HTML][HTML] One-dimensional semiconductor nanostructures grown on two-dimensional nanomaterials for flexible device applications

YJ Hong, RK Saroj, WI Park, GC Yi - APL Materials, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This Perspective presents a review of current research activities on one-dimensional (1D)
semiconductor nanostructures grown on two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials for flexible …

Direct visualization of subnanometer variations in the excitonic spectra of 2D/3D semiconductor/metal heterostructures

K Reidy, PE Majchrzak, B Haas, JD Thomsen… - Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The integration of metallic contacts with two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors is routinely
required for the fabrication of nanoscale devices. However, nanometer-scale variations in …

[HTML][HTML] Gas-phase materials synthesis in environmental transmission electron microscopy

KA Dick - MRS Bulletin, 2023 - Springer
Gas-phase transmission electron microscopy is an essential tool for elucidating the
mechanisms involved in the synthesis of functional materials. Here, we review the latest …

Capturing 3D atomic defects and phonon localization at the 2D heterostructure interface

X Tian, X Yan, G Varnavides, Y Yuan, DS Kim… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The three-dimensional (3D) local atomic structures and crystal defects at the interfaces of
heterostructures control their electronic, magnetic, optical, catalytic, and topological quantum …

Unraveling the Heterointegration of 3D Semiconductors on Graphene by Anchor Point Nucleation

TM Diallo, T Hanuš, G Patriarche, A Ruediger… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The heterointegration of graphene with semiconductor materials and the development of
graphene‐based hybrid functional devices are heavily bound to the control of surface …