Thermoelectricity of moiré heavy fermions in MoTe2/WSe2 bilayers
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| author | Zhang, Yichi Zhao, Wenjin Han, Zhongdong Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Shan, Jie Mak, Kin Fai |
| author_facet | Zhang, Yichi Zhao, Wenjin Han, Zhongdong Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Shan, Jie Mak, Kin Fai |
| contents | Tunable Kondo lattice and heavy fermion physics have been recently reported in moiré materials, but most of the studies have focused on the electrical and magnetic properties. Quantitative thermoelectric measurements, which can reveal entropic information of the heavy fermions, have yet to be achieved. Here, we report a comprehensive thermoelectric study on the moiré heavy fermion phase realized in hole-doped angle-aligned MoTe2/WSe2 bilayers. By electrically gating the material to the Kondo lattice region of the phase diagram, we observe a sign change in the Seebeck coefficient near the Kondo coherence temperature, where the heavy fermion phase with an electron-like Fermi surface evolves into an itinerant Fermi liquid with a hole-like Fermi surface. We compare the results with the semiclassical Mott relation and discuss the observed discrepancies. In addition to the thermal dissociation of Kondo singlets in the heavy Fermi liquid, a sign change accompanied by a strong peak in the Seebeck coefficient is also observed near a Zeeman breakdown of the Kondo singlets, signaling an entropy accumulation. Our results provide entropic information on both the formation and breakdown of heavy fermions in moiré semiconductors. |
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| spellingShingle | Thermoelectricity of moiré heavy fermions in MoTe2/WSe2 bilayers Zhang, Yichi Zhao, Wenjin Han, Zhongdong Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Shan, Jie Mak, Kin Fai Strongly Correlated Electrons Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Tunable Kondo lattice and heavy fermion physics have been recently reported in moiré materials, but most of the studies have focused on the electrical and magnetic properties. Quantitative thermoelectric measurements, which can reveal entropic information of the heavy fermions, have yet to be achieved. Here, we report a comprehensive thermoelectric study on the moiré heavy fermion phase realized in hole-doped angle-aligned MoTe2/WSe2 bilayers. By electrically gating the material to the Kondo lattice region of the phase diagram, we observe a sign change in the Seebeck coefficient near the Kondo coherence temperature, where the heavy fermion phase with an electron-like Fermi surface evolves into an itinerant Fermi liquid with a hole-like Fermi surface. We compare the results with the semiclassical Mott relation and discuss the observed discrepancies. In addition to the thermal dissociation of Kondo singlets in the heavy Fermi liquid, a sign change accompanied by a strong peak in the Seebeck coefficient is also observed near a Zeeman breakdown of the Kondo singlets, signaling an entropy accumulation. Our results provide entropic information on both the formation and breakdown of heavy fermions in moiré semiconductors. |
| title | Thermoelectricity of moiré heavy fermions in MoTe2/WSe2 bilayers |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.26958 |