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Growth of two-dimensional crystals enabled by unusual mass transport

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Rapid, long-distance transport of an ultrathin and uniform palladium film on a two-dimensional (2D) crystal of tungsten ditelluride at accessible temperatures is reported. The surprising effect is generalizable and offers possibilities for exploring chemical synthesis in nanoconfined spaces and access to not yet synthesized 2D materials.

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Fig. 1: Transport of an ultrathin Pd film on a 2D WTe2 crystal.

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This is a summary of: Jia, Y. et al. Surface-confined two-dimensional mass transport and crystal growth on monolayer materials. Nat. Synth. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-023-00442-z (2023).

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