Exfoliated WSe2 flake on silicon nanopillars

Silicon nanopillars were fabricated using electron beam lithography and reactive ion etching. The WSe2 flake was exfoliated from tape and placed on top of the nanopillars, resulting in tent-like structures. An atomic force microscopy image was transformed to a visualization of these structures from the point of view of a 5 nm tall observer, standing among the pillars on the surface. Topographic AFM image colorized with a z-dependent gradient and rendered with simulated sky and sunlight.