Method for manipulating flake-like material and method for producing article containing flake-like material

A method for manipulating a flake-like material, the method comprising:

• (1) a step of preparing a first probe of which a tip is covered with a first resin film and a second probe of which a tip is covered with a second resin film;
• (2) a step of grounding the first probe of which the tip is covered with the first resin film on the flake-like material left still on a substrate, and pressing the first probe to pick up the flake-like material;
• (3) a step of grounding the second probe of which the tip is covered with the second resin film on a surface on an opposite side to the first probe of the flake-like material picked up by the first probe in the step (2), and pressing the second probe;
• and
• (4) a step of transferring the flake-like material picked up by the first probe to the second probe by separating the first probe and the second probe,
• wherein (i) a thickness ratio (thickness B/thickness A) of a thickness B of the second resin film to a thickness A of the first resin film when pressing is not performed is less than 1.