Remote imprinting of moiré lattices

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Two-dimensional moiré materials are formed by overlaying two layered crystals with small differences in orientation or/and lattice constant, where their direct coupling generates moiré potentials. Moiré materials have emerged as a platform for the discovery of new physics and device concepts, but while moiré materials are highly tunable, once formed, moiré lattices cannot be easily altered. Here we demonstrate the electrostatic imprinting of moiré lattices onto a target monolayer semiconductor. The moiré potential-created by a lattice of electrons that is supported by a Mott insulator state in a remote MoSe2/WS2 moiré bilayer-imprints a moiré potential that generates flat bands and correlated insulating states in the target monolayer and can be turned on/off by gate tuning the doping density of the moiré bilayer. Additionally, we studied the interplay between the electrostatic and structural relaxation contributions to moiré imprinting. Our results demonstrate a pathway towards gate control of moiré lattices.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

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Nature materials - 23(2024), 2 vom: 02. Feb., Seite 219-223

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Englisch

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Zhu, Jiacheng [VerfasserIn]
Knuppel, Patrick [VerfasserIn]
Watanabe, Kenji [VerfasserIn]
Taniguchi, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Shan, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Mak, Kin Fai [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 02.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1038/s41563-023-01709-8

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NLM366679929