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The aim is to develop bubble platforms for systematic engineering of the band structure and exciton pathways in few-layer WS2.

May 18, 2026ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Artificial and Controllable Bubble Platforms for Systematic Band Structure Engineering of Few-Layer WS 2

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TOTianjian OuZhejiang University of Technology CXCong XiaoZhejiang University XWXiaoxiang WuTongling University

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Randomized trial demonstrates exciton control through bubble-induced strain in few-layer WS2, suggesting a new direction for semiconductor engineering.

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The aim is to develop bubble platforms for systematic engineering of the band structure and exciton pathways in few-layer WS2.
Controlled exfoliation onto Au films and PDMS spherical caps to create interfacial bubbles.
Application of tensile strain to manipulate band structure and exciton pathways.
Investigation of layer-dependent effects in monolayers, bilayers, and trilayers.
Monolayer WS2 shows up to ∼150 meV direct band gap tunability and enhanced trion emission.
In bilayers, strain enhances and redshifts indirect exciton emission.
Trilayers activate dark-exciton-related states and modify indirect recombination pathways.

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Ou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0aad145ba8ef6d83b7091d https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6c02765

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Randomized trial demonstrates exciton control through bubble-induced strain in few-layer WS2, suggesting a new direction for semiconductor engineering.

Artificial and Controllable Bubble Platforms for Systematic Band Structure Engineering of Few-Layer WS 2

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