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1D metallic states at 2D transition metal dichalcogenide semiconductor heterojunctions

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NPJ 2D MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS
Volume 5, Issue 1, Pages -

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NATURE RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1038/s41699-021-00224-1

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  1. Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO)
  2. Shell-NWO/FOM Computational Sciences for Energy Research program [15CSER025]

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Recent studies on two-dimensional TMDC heterojunctions have shown that 1D metallic states can emerge even when different materials are epitaxially connected. The metallic property is determined by a topological invariant protected by spatial symmetry, and can be disrupted by breaking the symmetry, leading to the appearance of 1D charge- and spin-density wave instabilities. This makes 2D TMDC heterojunctions ideal systems for studying 1D systems.
Two-dimensional (2D) lateral heterojunctions between different transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have been realized in recent years. Homogeneous semiconducting TMDC layers are characterized by a topological invariant, their in-plane electric polarization. It suggests the possibility of one-dimensional (1D) metallic states at heterojunctions where the value of the invariant changes. We study such lateral 2D TMDC junctions by means of first-principles calculations and show that 1D metallic states emerge even in cases where the different materials are joined epitaxially. We find that the metallicity does not depend on structural details, but, as the invariant is protected by spatial symmetry only, it can be upset by breaking the symmetry. Indeed, 1D charge- and spin-density wave instabilities appear spontaneously, making 2D TMDC heterojunctions ideal systems for studying 1D systems.

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