As usual Ben Krasnow has an awesome video on the topic: In my lab however I mostly use Scotch tape to remove surface layers. In certain experiments it’s valuable to have an atomically flat surface.

The Scotch tape method, also known as micromechanical cleavage or mechanical exfoliation, is a simple yet powerful technique used to isolate thin layers of two-dimensional (2D) materials from their ...

Now, researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville have determined that double-sided Scotch tape can improve ... We’ve seen tape used in triboelectric generators before, by the way.