<i>Z</i><sub>3</sub> Charge Density Wave of Silicon Atomic Chains on a Vicinal Silicon Surface
Euihwan Do, Jae Whan Park, Oleksandr Stetsovych, Pavel Jelı́nek, Han Woong Yeom
Abstract
topology, making it possible to exploit topological phases and excitations. The tunneling current was found to substantially lower the energy barrier between three degenerate CDW states, which induces a dynamically fluctuating CDW at very low temperature.
Topics & Concepts
VicinalScanning tunneling microscopeSiliconDangling bondCondensed matter physicsMaterials scienceTrimerCharge density waveCharge densityTopological insulatorMolecular physicsChemical physicsNanotechnologyChemistryDimerPhysicsSuperconductivityOptoelectronicsNuclear magnetic resonanceOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsSurface and Thin Film PhenomenaQuantum and electron transport phenomenaPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism