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| author | Schmitt, Cedric Erhardt, Jonas Eck, Philipp Schmitt, Matthias Lee, Kyungchan Wagner, Tim Keßler, Philipp Kamp, Martin Kim, Timur Cacho, Cephise Lee, Tien-Lin Sangiovanni, Giorgio Moser, Simon Claessen, Ralph |
| author_facet | Schmitt, Cedric Erhardt, Jonas Eck, Philipp Schmitt, Matthias Lee, Kyungchan Wagner, Tim Keßler, Philipp Kamp, Martin Kim, Timur Cacho, Cephise Lee, Tien-Lin Sangiovanni, Giorgio Moser, Simon Claessen, Ralph |
| contents | Atomic monolayers on semiconductor surfaces represent a new class of functional quantum materials at the ultimate two-dimensional limit, ranging from superconductors [1, 2] to Mott insulators [3, 4] and ferroelectrics [5] to quantum spin Hall insulators (QSHI) [6, 7]. A case in point is the recently discovered QSHI indenene [7, 8], a triangular monolayer of indium epitaxially grown on SiC(0001), exhibiting a $\sim$120meV gap and substrate-matched monodomain growth on the technologically relevant $μ$m scale [9]. Its suitability for room-temperature spintronics is countered, however, by the instability of pristine indenene in air, which destroys the system along with its topological character, nullifying hopes of ex-situ processing and device fabrication. Here we show how indenene intercalation into epitaxial graphene offers effective protection from the oxidizing environment, while it leaves the topological character fully intact. This opens an unprecedented realm of ex-situ experimental opportunities, bringing this monolayer QSHI within realistic reach of actual device fabrication and edge channel transport. |
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| spellingShingle | Stabilizing an atomically thin quantum spin Hall insulator at ambient conditions: Graphene-intercalation of indenene Schmitt, Cedric Erhardt, Jonas Eck, Philipp Schmitt, Matthias Lee, Kyungchan Wagner, Tim Keßler, Philipp Kamp, Martin Kim, Timur Cacho, Cephise Lee, Tien-Lin Sangiovanni, Giorgio Moser, Simon Claessen, Ralph Materials Science Atomic monolayers on semiconductor surfaces represent a new class of functional quantum materials at the ultimate two-dimensional limit, ranging from superconductors [1, 2] to Mott insulators [3, 4] and ferroelectrics [5] to quantum spin Hall insulators (QSHI) [6, 7]. A case in point is the recently discovered QSHI indenene [7, 8], a triangular monolayer of indium epitaxially grown on SiC(0001), exhibiting a $\sim$120meV gap and substrate-matched monodomain growth on the technologically relevant $μ$m scale [9]. Its suitability for room-temperature spintronics is countered, however, by the instability of pristine indenene in air, which destroys the system along with its topological character, nullifying hopes of ex-situ processing and device fabrication. Here we show how indenene intercalation into epitaxial graphene offers effective protection from the oxidizing environment, while it leaves the topological character fully intact. This opens an unprecedented realm of ex-situ experimental opportunities, bringing this monolayer QSHI within realistic reach of actual device fabrication and edge channel transport. |
| title | Stabilizing an atomically thin quantum spin Hall insulator at ambient conditions: Graphene-intercalation of indenene |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.07807 |