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Strongly enhanced charge-density-wave order in monolayer NbSe 2

Cornell Affiliated Author(s)

Author

X. Xi
L. Zhao
Z. Wang
H. Berger
L. Forró
J. Shan
K.F. Mak

Abstract

Two-dimensional materials possess very different properties from their bulk counterparts. While changes in single-particle electronic properties have been investigated extensively, modifications in the many-body collective phenomena in the exact two-dimensional limit remain relatively unexplored. Here, we report a combined optical and electrical transport study on the many-body collective-order phase diagram of NbSe 2 down to a thickness of one monolayer. Both the charge density wave and the superconducting phase have been observed down to the monolayer limit. The superconducting transition temperature decreases on lowering the layer thickness, but the newly observed charge-density-wave transition temperature increases from 33 K in the bulk to 145 K in the monolayer. Such highly unusual enhancement of charge density waves in atomically thin samples can be understood to be a result of significantly enhanced electron-phonon interactions in two-dimensional NbSe 2 (ref. 4) and is supported by the large blueshift of the collective amplitude vibration observed in our experiment. Our results open up a new window for search and control of collective phases of two-dimensional matter, as well as expanding the functionalities of these materials for electronic applications.

Date Published

Journal

Nature Nanotechnology

Volume

10

Issue

9

Number of Pages

765-769,

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84941191472&doi=10.1038%2fnnano.2015.143&partnerID=40&md5=84befa27886ccff8b3203b1ee54989a6

DOI

10.1038/nnano.2015.143

Group (Lab)

Jie Shan Group
Kin Fai Mak Group

Funding Source

DMR-1420451
1106225
1410407
DMR-1106225
DMR-1410407
DESC0012635

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