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Condensed Matter > Superconductivity

Title: Discovery of smectic charge and pair-density-wave orders in topological monolayer 1T$^\prime$-MoTe$_2$

Abstract: Electronic liquid-crystal phases are observed in numerous strongly-correlated systems including high-temperature superconductors. However, identifying these exotic phases and understanding their interplay with superconductivity in topological materials remain challenging. Here we employ a cryogenic scanning tunneling microscopy to discover a smectic (stripe) charge order (CO) and a primary pair-density-wave (PDW) in topological monolayer 1T$^\prime$-MoTe$_2$. The two orders are spatially modulated unidirectionally at the same wavevector, but have a marked spatial phase difference of about 2$\pi$/5. Importantly, the primary PDW state features a two-gap superconductivity below the transition temperature of 6.0 K and induces another unique particle-hole-symmetric CO at twice the PDW wavevector. Combining these results and our density functional calculations, we reveal that the two smectic orders are primarily driven by nesting behaviors between electron and hole pockets. Our findings establish monolayer 1T$^\prime$-MoTe$_2$ as a topological paradigm for exploring electronic smecticity, which intertwines with multiple preexisting symmetry-breaking states.
Comments: 16 pages, 4 figures, Supplementary materials
Subjects: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con); Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
Cite as: arXiv:2308.11101 [cond-mat.supr-con]
  (or arXiv:2308.11101v2 [cond-mat.supr-con] for this version)

Submission history

From: Can-Li Song Dr [view email]
[v1] Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:54:06 GMT (4111kb)
[v2] Sat, 6 Apr 2024 03:18:01 GMT (2926kb)

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