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Cornell Center for Materials Research

Researchers make moiré 2D materials without stacking, twisting

June 4, 2026

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Microscopy of molybdenum disulfide showing how controlled strain applied above the dotted line with a patterned thin film generated different moiré geometries across the material. Above the dotted line, biaxial strain generated distorted hexagonal patterns, while uniaxial strain below the line formed stripe-like domains, resulting in localized electric polarization.

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