Soliton superlattices in twisted hexagonal boron nitride

Ni, G. X.; Wang, H.; Jiang, B. -Y.; Chen, L. X.; Du, Y.; Sun, Z. Y.; Goldflam, M. D.; Frenzel, A. J.; Xie, X. M.; Fogler, M. M.; Basov, D. N.

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12327-x

Soliton superlattices in twisted hexagonal boron nitride

Journal Article · Wed Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12327-x· OSTI ID:1613233

Ni, G. X. ^[1]; ^[2]; Jiang, B. -Y. ^[3]; ^[2]; Du, Y. ^[3]; Sun, Z. Y. ^[3]; Goldflam, M. D. ^[3]; Frenzel, A. J. ^[3]; Xie, X. M. ^[2]; Fogler, M. M. ^[3]; Basov, D. N. ^[4]

Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States); DOE/OSTI
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)
Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)

Properties of atomic van der Waals heterostructures are profoundly influenced by interlayer coupling, which critically depends on stacking of the proximal layers. Rotational misalignment or lattice mismatch of the layers gives rise to a periodic modulation of the stacking, the moiré superlattice. Provided the superlattice period extends over many unit cells, the coupled layers undergo lattice relaxation, leading to the concentration of strain at line defects – solitons - separating large area commensurate domains. We visualize such long-range periodic superstructures in thin crystals of hexagonal boron nitride using atomic-force microscopy and nano-infrared spectroscopy. The solitons form sub-surface hexagonal networks with periods of a few hundred nanometers. We analyze the topography and infrared contrast of these networks to obtain spatial distribution of local strain and its effect on the infrared-active phonons of hBN.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Programmable Quantum Materials (Pro-QM); Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019443

OSTI ID:: 1613233

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 10; ISSN 2041-1723

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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