Interplay of interlayer distance and in-plane lattice relaxations in encapsulated twisted bilayers

Key Points

• To investigate how interlayer distance and lattice relaxations affect encapsulated twisted bilayers.
• Develop a model for lattice relaxation in twisted bilayers
• Analyze interlayer distance effects on structural stability
• Explore encapsulation impact on van der Waals heterostructures
• Encapsulation significantly enhances structural stability
• Lattice relaxations vary with changes in interlayer distance
• Improved quality of assembled van der Waals heterostructures observed.