Coexisting charge density waves in twisted bilayer NbSe2
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| author | Cheung, Christopher T. S. Goodwin, Zachary A. H. Han, Yixuan Lu, Jiong Mostofi, Arash A. Lischner, Johannes |
| author_facet | Cheung, Christopher T. S. Goodwin, Zachary A. H. Han, Yixuan Lu, Jiong Mostofi, Arash A. Lischner, Johannes |
| contents | Twisted bilayers of two-dimensional materials have emerged as a highly tunable platform for studying broken symmetry phases. While most interest has been focused on emergent states in systems whose constituent monolayers do not feature broken symmetry states, assembling monolayers that exhibit ordered states into twisted bilayers can also give rise to interesting phenomena. Here, we use large-scale first-principles density-functional theory calculations to study the atomic structure of twisted bilayer $\mathrm{{N}b{S}e_2}$ whose constituent monolayers feature a charge density wave. We find that different charge density wave states coexist in the ground state of the twisted bilayer: monolayer-like $3\times 3$ triangular and hexagonal charge density waves are observed in low-energy stacking regions, while stripe charge density waves are found in the domain walls surrounding the low-energy stacking regions. These predictions, which can be tested by scanning tunneling microscopy experiments, highlight the potential to create complex charge density wave ground states in twisted bilayer systems and can serve as a starting point for understanding superconductivity occurring at low temperatures. |
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| spellingShingle | Coexisting charge density waves in twisted bilayer NbSe2 Cheung, Christopher T. S. Goodwin, Zachary A. H. Han, Yixuan Lu, Jiong Mostofi, Arash A. Lischner, Johannes Materials Science Twisted bilayers of two-dimensional materials have emerged as a highly tunable platform for studying broken symmetry phases. While most interest has been focused on emergent states in systems whose constituent monolayers do not feature broken symmetry states, assembling monolayers that exhibit ordered states into twisted bilayers can also give rise to interesting phenomena. Here, we use large-scale first-principles density-functional theory calculations to study the atomic structure of twisted bilayer $\mathrm{{N}b{S}e_2}$ whose constituent monolayers feature a charge density wave. We find that different charge density wave states coexist in the ground state of the twisted bilayer: monolayer-like $3\times 3$ triangular and hexagonal charge density waves are observed in low-energy stacking regions, while stripe charge density waves are found in the domain walls surrounding the low-energy stacking regions. These predictions, which can be tested by scanning tunneling microscopy experiments, highlight the potential to create complex charge density wave ground states in twisted bilayer systems and can serve as a starting point for understanding superconductivity occurring at low temperatures. |
| title | Coexisting charge density waves in twisted bilayer NbSe2 |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.20913 |