Collapse of layer dimerization in the photo-induced hidden state of 1T-TaS2

Autor: Quirin Stahl, Maximilian Kusch, Florian Heinsch, Gaston Garbarino, Norman Kretzschmar, Kerstin Hanff, Kai Rossnagel, Jochen Geck, Tobias Ritschel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15079-1
Popis: The microscopic understanding of photo-induced insulator-to-metal transition (IMT) in 1T-TaS2 remains elusive. Here, Stahl et al. identify the collapse of interlayer molecular orbital dimers during a collective electronic phase transition as a key mechanism for the IMT in 1T-TaS2.
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