Yao Xiao^#, Tao Zhang^#, Mengyue Zhou^#, Zheng Weng, Xuejiao Chang, Kena Yang, Jinglu Liu, Juntao Li, Bin Wei, Zhongchang Wang, Lei Fu*, "Disassembly of Two-Dimensional Vertical Heterostructures", Adv. Mater. 2019, 31, 1805976. 

In article number 1805976, Lei Fu and co‐workers demonstrate the disassembly of 2D vertical heterostructures with the activation of specific disassembly promoters (DPs) and the weakening of the interlayer van der Waals interaction, which initially establishes the inverse process to 2D material assembly. The unique disassembly process has remarkable prospects toward the modification and functionalization of 2D materials, which opens up a novel pathway to functionally integrated devices.