Principal Investigator:
Mahdi Ghorbani-Asl
, Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
HPC Platform used:
Hazel Hen of HLRS
Local Project ID:
PP18184458
Focused ion beams can be used to pattern 2D materials and ultimately to create arrays of nanoscale pores in atomically thin membranes for various technologies such as DNA sequencing, water purification and separation of chemical species. Among 2D materials, transition metal dichalcogenides, and specifically, MoS2, are of particular interest due to their spectacular physical properties, which make them intriguing candidates for various electronic, optical and energy conversion applications. Findings achieved by running large-scale molecular dynamics simulations to study the response of MoS2 monolayer to cluster ion irradiation suggest new opportunities for the creation of 2D nanoporous membranes with an atomically thin nature.
