Revealing the two-dimensional electronic structure and anisotropic superconductivity in a natural van der Waals superlattice (PbSe) 1.14NbSe2

Zhong, Haoyuan; Zhang, Hongyun; Zhang, Haoxiong; Bao, Ting; Zhang, Kenan; Xu, Shengnan; Luo, Laipeng; Rousuli, Awabaikeli; Yao, Wei; Denlinger, Jonathan D.; Huang, Yaobo; Wu, Yang; Xu, Yong; Duan, Wenhui; Zhou, Shuyun

doi:10.1103/physrevmaterials.7.l041801

Revealing the two-dimensional electronic structure and anisotropic superconductivity in a natural van der Waals superlattice (PbSe) 1.14 NbSe2

Journal Article · Wed Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Physical Review Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevmaterials.7.l041801· OSTI ID:2222870

^[1]; ^[1]; Zhang, Haoxiong ^[1]; Bao, Ting ^[1]; Zhang, Kenan ^[1]; Xu, Shengnan ^[1]; Luo, Laipeng ^[1]; Rousuli, Awabaikeli ^[1]; Yao, Wei ^[1]; Denlinger, Jonathan D. ^[2]; ^[3]; Wu, Yang ^[4]; Xu, Yong ^[5]; ^[5]; ^[5]

Tsinghua University, Beijing (China)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai (China)
Tsinghua University, Beijing (China); Beijing University of Chemical Technology (China)
Tsinghua University, Beijing (China); Frontier Science Center for Quantum Information, Beijing (China)

Van der Waals superlattices are important for tailoring the electronic structures and properties of layered materials. Here we report the superconducting properties and electronic structure of a natural van der Waals superlattice (PbSe) 1.14 NbSe2 . Anisotropic superconductivity with a transition temperature T_c = 5.6 ± 0.1 K, which is higher than monolayer NbSe2 , is revealed by transport measurements on high-quality samples. Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) measurements reveal the two-dimensional electronic structure and a charge transfer of 0.43 electrons per NbSe2 unit cell from the blocking PbSe layer. In addition, polarization-dependent ARPES measurements reveal a significant circular dichroism with opposite contrast at K and K' valleys, suggesting a significant spin-orbital coupling and distinct orbital angular momentum. In conclusion, our work suggests natural van der Waals superlattice as an effective pathway for achieving intriguing properties distinct from both the bulk and monolayer samples.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 2222870

Journal Information:: Physical Review Materials, Journal Name: Physical Review Materials Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 7; ISSN 2475-9953

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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