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少层WTe $_2$的一维边缘输运

One-Dimensional Edge Transport in Few-Layer WTe$_2$

Artem Kononov, Gulibusitan Abulizi, Kejian Qu, Jiaqiang Yan, David Mandrus, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Christian Schönenberger

摘要:

WTe $_2$是一种层状过渡金属二硫属化物(TMD),具有许多有趣的拓扑性质。最近,WTe $_2$被预测为沿着边缘具有拓扑保护的铰链态的高阶拓扑绝缘体(HOTI)。WTe $_2$的无隙性质使一维(1D)拓扑态在输运中的观察变得复杂,因为它们相对于本体的贡献很小。在这里,我们研究了约瑟夫森效应在磁场中的行为,以区分边缘和体输运。少层WTe $_2$中的约瑟夫森效应揭示了驻留在边缘和台阶上的一维态。此外,我们的数据表明,约瑟夫森输运性质的组合观察到的另一个HOTI -铋,包括约瑟夫森运输超过微米的距离,极端的鲁棒性在磁场,和非正弦电流相位关系(CPR)。我们的观测结果强烈地表明了一维态的拓扑起源和少层WTe $_2$是HOTI。

英文摘要:

WTe$_2$ is a layered transitional-metal dichalcogenide (TMD) with a number of intriguing topological properties. Recently, WTe$_2$ has been predicted to be a higher-order topological insulator (HOTI) with topologically protected hinge states along the edges. The gapless nature of WTe$_2$ complicates the observation of one-dimensional (1D) topological states in transport due to their small contribution relative to the bulk. Here, we study the behavior of the Josephson effect in magnetic field to distinguish edge from bulk transport. The Josephson effect in few-layer WTe$_2$ reveals 1D states residing on the edges and steps. Moreover, our data demonstrates a combination of Josephson transport properties observed solely in another HOTI - bismuth, including Josephson transport over micrometer distances, extreme robustness in a magnetic field, and nonsinusoidal current-phase relation (CPR). Our observations strongly suggest the topological origin of the 1D states and that few-layer WTe$_2$ is a HOTI.

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