IP Library Granted Patent US 12673866
Granted Patent B2
US 12673866 · App. 17/923,648 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Atomic-smooth device with microstructure, and method for preparing same

Inventors: Quanshui Zheng (Beijing, CN); Xiaojian Xiang (Beijing, CN)
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Patent No.
US 12673866
App. No.
17/923,648
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an atomic-smooth device with a microstructure. The device includes, from the bottom to top, a substrate, a bonding material, a second dielectric layer on the substrate, the microstructure, and a first dielectric layer, where a surface of the first dielectric layer is an atomic-smooth surface. Further provided is a method for preparing an atomic-smooth device with a microstructure to effectively avoid pits or burrs generated when the existing microstructure is machined.

Claims (22)

1 . A method for preparing an atomic-smooth device with a microstructure, wherein the atomic-smooth device with the microstructure comprises a substrate, a bonding material, a second dielectric layer on the substrate, the microstructure, and a first dielectric layer in sequence, wherein a surface of the first dielectric layer is an atomic-smooth surface,

the method comprises:

in step 1, growing the first dielectric layer on a surface of a two-dimensional material to obtain an atomic-smooth film, wherein the two-dimensional material is graphene or highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG);

in step 2, preparing the microstructure on a surface of the first dielectric layer facing away from the two-dimensional material by micromachining;

in step 3, growing the second dielectric layer on a surface of the microstructure facing away from the first dielectric layer;

in step 4, coating the bonding material on the second dielectric layer;

in step 5, connecting the second dielectric layer to the substrate through the bonding material;

in step 6, peeling off the two-dimensional material to obtain a structure having a small amount of residual two-dimensional material, the first dielectric layer, the microstructure, the second dielectric layer, and the bonding material;

in step 7, removing the small amount of residual two-dimensional material on the structure by oxygen plasma etching; and

in step 8, obtaining the atomic-smooth device with the microstructure.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein

both the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer are insulating layers.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein

the microstructure is a metal electrode, and

the metal electrode has a thickness of 10 to 150 nm.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the bonding material is selected from at least one of ultraviolet (UV)-curable glue or resin.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is selected from one or a combination of Silicon (Si), Silicon Carbide (SiC), Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI), sapphire, mica, graphene, or molybdenum disulfide.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the atomic-smooth film has a diameter of 1 μm to 100 μm.

7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer are silicon oxide layers and are prepared by deposition.

8 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the microstructure is Aurum (Au), Cuprum (Cu), or Argentum (Ag).

9 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the metal electrode has a thickness of 20 to 50 nm.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a projection of the first dielectric layer on the two-dimensional material covers a projection of the second dielectric layer on the two-dimensional material.