Collapse of layer dimerization in the photo-induced hidden state of 1T-TaS2
oleh: Quirin Stahl, Maximilian Kusch, Florian Heinsch, Gaston Garbarino, Norman Kretzschmar, Kerstin Hanff, Kai Rossnagel, Jochen Geck, Tobias Ritschel
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-03-01 |
Deskripsi
The microscopic understanding of photo-induced insulator-to-metal transition (IMT) in 1T-TaS2 remains elusive. Here, Stahl et al. identify the collapse of interlayer molecular orbital dimers during a collective electronic phase transition as a key mechanism for the IMT in 1T-TaS2.