Isolation of single layer graphene in 2004 was only the tip of the iceberg that today is known as “2D materials”. In a little more than a decade the range of crystals that can be exfoliated down to single layer thickness and re-stacked to form van der Waals heterostructures has expanded significantly. However, atomically thin metals that can host such electron phases as superconductivity and charge density waves have not been investigated due to their sensitivity to ambiental oxygen and moisture. Recently this challenge has been overcome by a new method that involves mechanical exfoliation and fully motorized manipulation of atomically thin layers in inert atmosphere. In this talk I will describe such experimental setup and overview electron transport properties of van der Waals heterostructures with atomically thin superconducting NbSe2 prepared using the described setup. Additionally, I will briefly discuss how the methods of 2D crystals' manipulation can be applied to epitaxial perovskite thin films.

440 room​​ (Birzhevaya line, 14​)