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Water nanolayer facilitated solitary-wave-like blisters in MoS2 thin films

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  • Enze Wang

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Zixin Xiong

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Zekun Chen

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Zeqin Xin

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Huachun Ma

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Hongtao Ren

    (Liaocheng University)

  • Bolun Wang

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Jing Guo

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Yufei Sun

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Xuewen Wang

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Chenyu Li

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Xiaoyan Li

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Kai Liu

    (Tsinghua University)

Abstract

Solitary waves are unique in nonlinear systems, but their formation and propagation in the nonlinear fluid-structure interactions have yet to be further explored. As a typical nonlinear system, the buckling of solid thin films is fundamentally related to the film-substrate interface that is further vulnerable to environments, especially when fluids exist. In this work, we report an anomalous, solitary-wave-like blister (SWLB) mode of MoS2 thin films in a humid environment. Unlike the most common telephone-cord and web buckling deformation, the SWLB propagates forward like solitary waves that usually appear in fluids and exhibits three-dimensional expansions of the profiles during propagation. In situ mechanical, optical, and topology measurements verify the existence of an interfacial water nanolayer, which facilitates a delamination of films at the front side of the SWLB and a readhesion at the tail side owing to the water nanolayer-induced fluid-structure interaction. Furthermore, the expansion morphologies and process of the SWLB are predicted by our theoretical model based on the energy change of buckle propagation. Our work not only demonstrates the emerging SWLB mode in a solid material but also sheds light on the significance of interfacial water nanolayers to structural deformation and functional applications of thin films.

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  • Enze Wang & Zixin Xiong & Zekun Chen & Zeqin Xin & Huachun Ma & Hongtao Ren & Bolun Wang & Jing Guo & Yufei Sun & Xuewen Wang & Chenyu Li & Xiaoyan Li & Kai Liu, 2023. "Water nanolayer facilitated solitary-wave-like blisters in MoS2 thin films," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-40020-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40020-7
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