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Columbia researchers “unzip” 2D materials with lasers - EurekAlert


<p>In a new paper in the journal <em>Science Advances</em>, researchers used commercially available tabletop lasers to create tiny, atomically sharp nanostructures in samples of a layered 2D material called hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN). The new nanopatterning technique, developed in the lab of Columbia Engineering Professor Alexander Gaeta, is a simple way to modify materials with light&mdash;and it doesn&rsquo;t involve an expensive and resource-intensive clean room.&nbsp;</p>

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