Strain Engineering of Interfaces in 2D Lateral Heterostructures

当多个2D材料相互作用形成连续的2D结构时，形成横向2D异质结构。这些界面的异质性使它们具有独特的结晶学、电学和光学性质。晶格失配引起的应变已被证明在它们的界面上导致了独特的电子结构。这项工作旨在描述这些材料之间形成的界面，并了解这些界面如何影响它们之间的电子传输。然后将进行进一步的工作，以应用这些交互作用的知识来改进现有设备，并可能创建新的设备。

Lateral 2D heterostructures are formed when multiple 2D materials are interfaced leading to continuous 2D structures. The heterogeneous nature of these interfaces gives them unique crystallographic, electrical and optical properties. Strain due to lattice mismatching has been shown to lead to a unique electronic structure at their interface. This work aims to characterise the interfaces formed between these materials and to understand how these interfaces influence electron transport across them. Further work will then be performed to apply the knowledge of these interactions to improve existing devices and potentially create new ones.