Automated processing and transfer of two-dimensional materials with robotics

The mature and well-developed chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth technologies have enabled two-dimensional (2D) materials and their heterostructures to take the centre stage in developing material platforms for next-generation electronics and advanced photonic devices for the semiconductor industry, quantum technologies, etc. However, the gap between 2D material production and end-user applications is the lack of a scalable technique to transfer the high-quality CVD-grown materials from their growth substrates to target substrates. Herein, by engineering the interfacial adhesion and strain, we have achieved the automated processing and the transfer of 2D materials with robotics. The developed automated transfer system includes automated spin-coating machine and an automated laminating and delaminating machine.Thus, the newly developed automated system could become a vital symbol to boost the rapid development of the 2D materials industry.