Mottness collapse in monolayer 1T-TaSe<sub>2</sub> with persisting charge density wave order
Kang Zhang, Si Chen, Chao-Sheng Lian, Jian Zhou, Zhimei Sun
Abstract
Strain can induce a Mott insulator-to-metal transition in monolayer 1T-TaSe<sub>2</sub> without breaking its long-range charge density wave order.
Topics & Concepts
MonolayerMaterials scienceCondensed matter physicsCharge density waveCharge (physics)Mott insulatorInsulator (electricity)Metal–insulator transitionMetalNanotechnologyPhysicsComposite materialMetallurgyQuantum mechanicsSuperconductivity2D Materials and ApplicationsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides