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Unconventional ferroelectricity in half-filling states of antiparallel stacking of twisted WSe2

Authors :
An Liheng
Zhou Zishu
Feng Xuemeng
Huang Meizhen
Cai Xiangbin
Chen Yong
Zhao Pei
Dai Xi
Zhang Jingdi
Yao Wang
Liu Junwei
Wang Ning
Source :
National Science Open, Vol 2 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Science Press, 2023.

Abstract

We report on emergence of an abnormal electronic polarization in twisted double bilayer WSe2 in antiparallel interface stacking geometry, where local centrosymmetry of atomic registries at the twist interface does not favor the spontaneous electronic polarizations as recently observed in the parallel interface stacking geometry. The unconventional ferroelectric behaviors probed by electronic transport measurement occur at half filling insulating states at 1.5 K and gradually disappear at about 40 K. Single band Hubbard model based on the triangular moiré lattice and the interlayer charge transfer controlled by insulating phase transition are proposed to interpret the formation of electronic polarization states near half filling in twisted WSe2 devices. Our work highlights the prominent role of many-body electronic interaction in fostering novel quantum states in moiré-structured systems.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20971168
Volume :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
National Science Open
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.4020af5da0ea4e70b8848aacb913b8db
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20220033