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OverviewMicro/nano-mechanical systems are a crucial part of the modern world providing a plethora of sensing and actuation functionalities used in everything from the largest cargo ships to the smallest hand-held electronics; from the most advanced scientific and medical equipment to the simplest household items. Over the past few decades, the processes used to produce these devices have improved, supporting dramatic reductions in size, but there are fundamental limits to this trend that require a new production paradigm. The 2004 discovery of graphene ushered in a new era of condensed matter physics research, that of two-dimensional materials. Being only a few atomic layers thick, this new class of materials exhibit unprecedented mechanical strength and flexibility and can couple to electric, magnetic and optical signals. Additionally, they can be combined to form van der Waals heterostructures in an almost limitless number of ways. They are thus ideal candidates to reduce the size and extend the capabilities of traditional micro/nano-mechanical systems and are poised to redefine the technological sphere. This thesis attempts to develop the framework and protocols required to produce and characterise micro/nano-mechanical devices made from two-dimensional materials. Graphene and its insulating analogue, hexagonal boron nitride, are the most widely studied materials and their heterostructures are used as the test-bed for potential device architectures and capabilities. Interlayer friction, electro-mechanical actuation and surface reconstruction are some of the key phenomena investigated in this work. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Matthew HolwillPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2019 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783030185282ISBN 10: 3030185281 Pages: 97 Publication Date: 15 May 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsProperties of two-dimensional Materials.- Van der Waals Heterostructures.- Fabrication and Characterisation Techniques.- Studying Superlattice Kinks via Electronic Transport.- Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of Superlattice Kinks.- Additional Work.- Conclusions & Future Work.- Appendix.ReviewsAuthor InformationMatthew Holwill graduated from the University of Exeter with an M.Sc. in 2014. He then moved to the University of Manchester and began his PhD working in the National Graphene Institute under the supervision of Nobel Laureate Prof. Sir. Konstantin Novoselov. During his PhD, a research secondment was undertaken at the National University of Singapore. Currently he is a research associate at the National Graphene Institute in Manchester. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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