Superconductivity and unconventional density waves in vanadium-based kagome materials AV3Sb5

Recently, the discovery of vanadium-based kagome metal AV₃Sb₅ (A= K, Rb, Cs) has attracted great interest in the field of superconductivity due to the coexistence of superconductivity, non-trivial surface state and multiple density waves. In this topical review, we present recent works of superconductivity and unconventional density waves in vanadium-based kagome materials AV₃Sb₅. We start with the unconventional charge density waves, which are thought to correlate to the time-reversal symmetry-breaking orders and the unconventional anomalous Hall effects in AV₃Sb₅. Then we discuss the superconductivity and the topological band structure. Next, we review the competition between the superconductivity and charge density waves under different conditions of pressure, chemical doping, thickness, and strains. Finally, the experimental evidence of pseudogap pair density wave is discussed.     

Intrinsic charge transport behaviors in graphene-black phosphorus van der Waals heterojunction devices

Heterostructures from mechanically-assembled stacks of two-dimensional materials allow for versatile electronic device applications. Here, we demonstrate the intrinsic charge transport behaviors in graphene-black phosphorus heterojunction devices under different charge carrier densities and temperature regimes. At high carrier densities or in the ON state,tunneling through the Schottky barrier at the interface between graphene and black phosphorus dominates at low temperatures. With temperature increasing, the Schottky barrier at the interface is vanishing, and the channel current starts to decrease with increasing temperature, behaving like a metal. While at low carrier densities or in the OFF state, thermal emission over the Schottky barrier at the interface dominates the carriers transport process. A barrier height of ~67.3 meV can be extracted from the thermal emission-diffusion theory.     

Dirac states from p_(x,y) orbitals in the buckled honeycomb structures:A tight-binding model and first-principles combined study

Dirac states composed of p_(x,y) orbitals have been reported in many two-dimensional(2 D) systems with honeycomb lattices recently. Their potential importance has aroused strong interest in a comprehensive understanding of such states.Here, we construct a four-band tight-binding model for the p_(x,y)-orbital Dirac states considering both the nearest neighbor hopping interactions and the lattice-buckling effect. We find that p_(x,y)-orbital Dirac states are accompanied with two additional narrow bands that are flat in the limit of vanishing π bonding, which is in agreement with previous studies. Most importantly, we analytically obtain the linear dispersion relationship between energy and momentum vector near the Dirac cone. We find that the Fermi velocity is determined not only by the hopping through π bonding but also by the hopping through σ bonding of p_(x,y) orbitals, which is in contrast to the case of p_z-orbital Dirac states. Consequently, p_(x,y)-orbital Dirac states offer more flexible engineering, with the Fermi velocity being more sensitive to the changes of lattice constants and buckling angles, if strain is exerted. We further validate our tight-binding scheme by direct first-principles calculations of model-materials including hydrogenated monolayer Bi and Sb honeycomb lattices. Our work provides a more in-depth understanding of p_(x,y)-orbital Dirac states in honeycomb lattices, which is useful for the applications of this family of materials in nanoelectronics.     

硅烯和锗烯的生长及其机制研究

正硅烯和锗烯分别是由硅原子和锗原子组成的具有类似石墨烯结构的二维材料。与组成石墨烯的sp~2杂化的碳原子不同,硅原子和锗原子在能量上更倾向于sp~3杂化,这是一种三维的共价键构型,所以在自然界中不存在类似石墨那样的层状结构的块体硅和锗,因此也不可能像剥离石墨烯那样从块体中得到硅烯和锗烯单层。这两种材料的生长需要使用单层可控的沉积技术,并选择合适的基底,从而使硅和锗倾向于二维平面生长而     

金属衬底上高质量大面积石墨烯的插层及其机制

石墨烯作为一种新型二维材料,因其优异的性质,在科学和应用领域具有非常重要的意义.而其超高的载流子迁移率、室温量子霍尔效应等,使其在信息器件领域备受关注.如何获得高质量并且与当代硅基工艺兼容的石墨烯功能器件,是未来将石墨烯应用于电子学领域的关键.近年来,研究人员发展了一种在外延石墨烯和金属衬底之间实现硅插层的技术,将金属表面外延石墨烯高质量、大面积的特点与当代硅基工艺结合起来,实现了无需转移且无损地将高质量石墨烯置于半导体之上.通过系统的实验研究并结合理论计算,揭示了插层过程包含四个主要阶段:诱导产生缺陷、异质原子插层、石墨烯自我修复和异质原子扩散成膜,并证实了这一插层机制的普适性.拉曼和角分辨光电子能谱实验结果表明,插层后的石墨烯恢复了本征特性,接近自由状态.此外,还实现了多种单质元素的插层.不同种类的原子形成不同的插层结构,从而构成了多种石墨烯/插层异质结.这为调控石墨烯的性质提供了实验基础,也展现了该插层技术的普适性.     

ULTRAHIGH DATA DENSITY STORAGE WITH SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY

Ultrahigh density data storage devices made by scanning probe techniques based on various recording media and their corresponding recording mechanisms, have attracted much attention recently, since they ensure a high data density in a non-volatile, erasable form in some kinds of ways. It is of particular interest to employ organic polymers with novel functional properties within a single molecule (or a single molecular complex) for fabricating electronic devices on a single molecular scale. Here, it is reported that a new process for ultrahigh density and erasable data storage, namely, molecular bistability on an organic charge transfer complex of 3-nitrobenzal malononitrile and 1,4-phenylenediamine (NBMN-pDA) switched by a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). Data density exceeds 10¹³ bits/cm² with a writing time per bit of ～1μs. Current-voltage (I/V) measurements before and after the voltage pulse from the STM tip, together with optical absorption spectroscopy and macroscopic four-probe I/V measurements demonstrate that the writing mechanism is conductance transition in the organic complex. This mechanism offers an attractive combination of ultrahigh data density coupled with high speed. The ultimate bit density achievable appears to be limited only by the size of the organic complex, which is less than 1nm in our case, corresponding to 10¹⁴ bits/cm². We believe that provided the lifetime can be improved, molecular bistability may represent a practical route for ultrahigh density data storage devices.     

表面原子操纵与物性调控研究进展

利用扫描隧道显微镜可以在单原子层次上对材料进行操纵,改变其结构与特性,实现原子级结构与物性的精准调控.近年来,扫描隧道显微镜原子操纵技术被广泛用于新型低维材料的精准构筑与物性调控.本文主要介绍应用原子操纵技术对低维材料物性调控的最新研究进展,总结了4种主要探针操纵模式:1)探针局域电场模式; 2)调节探针-样品垂直间距模式; 3)无损形态调控模式; 4)可控裁剪刻蚀模式.通过这些探针操纵模式引入局域的电场、磁场、应力场等,实现在单原子层次上对低维材料的电荷密度波、近藤效应、非弹性隧穿效应、马约拉纳束缚态等新奇物性进行精准地调控.     

超高真空构筑新型二维材料及其异质结构

由于量子受限效应,二维材料表现出很多三维材料所不具备的优异电学、光学、热学以及力学性能,为研究人员所关注.材料的优异物性离不开高质量材料的制备,超高真空环境可以减少杂质分子的污染与影响,提高二维材料的质量与性能.本文介绍基于超高真空环境的新型二维原子晶体材料的原位制备方法,包括利用分子束外延构筑新型二维材料、利用石墨烯插层构筑新型二维原子晶体材料异质结构以及利用扫描探针原位操纵构筑二维材料异质结构三大类.文章回顾利用这三类方法构筑的二维材料及其物理化学性质,比较三种方法各自的优势与局限性,对未来二维材料制备提供一定的指引.     

Substrate tuned reconstructed polymerization of naphthalocyanine on Ag(110)

The linkage structures between monomers make great influence on the properties of polymers.The synthesis of some special linkage structures can be challenging,which is often overcome by employing special reaction conditions.Here,we build dihydropentalene linkage in poly-naphthalocyanine on Ag(110)surface.Scanning tunneling microscopy(STM)and non-contact atomic force microscopy(nc-AFM)measurements confirm the dihydropentalene linkage structure and a possible formation path with reconstruction steps is proposed.The controlled experiment on Ag(100)surface shows no dihydropentalene structures formed,which indicates the grooved substrate is necessary for the reconstruction.This work provides insights into the surface restricted reactions that can yield special structures in organic polymers.     

Laser-induced phase conversion of n-type SnSe2 to p-type SnSe

We report a facile phase conversion method that can locally convert n-type SnSe₂ into p-type SnSe by direct laser irradiation. Raman spectra of SnSe₂ flakes before and after laser irradiation confirm the phase conversion of SnSe₂ to SnSe. By performing the laser irradiation on SnSe₂ flakes at different temperatures, it is found that laser heating effect induces the removal of Se atoms from SnSe₂ and results in the phase conversion of SnSe₂ to SnSe. Lattice-revolved transmission electron microscope images of SnSe₂ flakes before and after laser irradiation further confirm such conversion. By selective laser irradiation on SnSe₂ flakes, a pattern with SnSe₂/SnSe heteostructures is created. This indicates that the laser induced phase conversion technique has relatively high spatial resolution and enables the creation of micron-sized in-plane p-n junction at predefined region.