Evidence for equilibrium exciton condensation in monolayer WTe2

B Sun, W Zhao, T Palomaki, Z Fei, E Runburg… - Nature Physics, 2022 - nature.com
We present evidence that the two-dimensional bulk of monolayer WTe2 contains electrons
and holes bound by Coulomb attraction—excitons—that spontaneously form in thermal …

Switchable moiré potentials in ferroelectric WTe2/WSe2 superlattices

K Kang, W Zhao, Y Zeng, K Watanabe… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Moiré materials with superlattice periodicity many times the atomic length scale have shown
strong electronic correlations and band topology with unprecedented tunability. Non-volatile …

Spin-resolved topology and partial axion angles in three-dimensional insulators

KS Lin, G Palumbo, Z Guo, Y Hwang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Symmetry-protected topological crystalline insulators (TCIs) have primarily been
characterized by their gapless boundary states. However, in time-reversal-(T-) invariant …

Gate‐Defined Josephson Weak‐Links in Monolayer WTe2

MD Randle, M Hosoda, RS Deacon… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Systems combining superconductors with topological insulators offer a platform for
the study of Majorana bound states and a possible route to realize fault tolerant topological …

Controlling noncollinear ferromagnetism in van der Waals metal–organic magnets

J Pitcairn, MA Ongkiko, A Iliceto… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Van der Waals (vdW) magnets both allow exploration of fundamental 2D physics and offer a
route toward exploiting magnetism in next generation information technology, but vdW …

Quantum spin Hall effect protected by spin U (1) quasisymmetry

L Liu, Y Liu, J Li, H Wu, Q Liu - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Quantum spin Hall (QSH) insulators, with their unique helical edge states where
counterpropagating edge channels possess opposite spins, have attracted broad interest …

Observation of the double quantum spin Hall phase in moir\'e WSe2

K Kang, Y Qiu, K Watanabe, T Taniguchi… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Quantum spin Hall (QSH) insulators are a topologically protected phase of matter in two
dimensions that can support non-dissipative spin transport. A hallmark of the phase is a pair …

Double Quantum Spin Hall Phase in Moiré WSe2

K Kang, Y Qiu, K Watanabe, T Taniguchi, J Shan… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Quantum spin Hall (QSH) insulators are topologically protected phases of matter in two
dimensions that can support a pair of helical edge states surrounding an insulating bulk. A …

Progress and challenges for two-dimensional spin-polarized quantum materials

G Zhang, H Wu, W Jin, L Yang, B Xiao, J Yu… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2024 - cell.com
The physical descriptions of known materials are based on quantum mechanics, which
describes how atoms bond and electrons interact at a fundamental level. However, there is …

Ground state stability, symmetry, and degeneracy in Mott insulators with long-range interactions

D Manning-Coe, B Bradlyn - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
Recently, models with long-range interactions—known as Hatsugai-Kohmoto (HK) models—
have emerged as a promising tool to study the emergence of superconductivity and topology …