Monolayer vanadium ditelluride(VTe_(2))exhibits a 2√3×2√3 charge-density-wave(CDW)order intertwined with a Mott-insulating state.However,the physical mechanisms driving the emergence of the CDW order and the Mo...Monolayer vanadium ditelluride(VTe_(2))exhibits a 2√3×2√3 charge-density-wave(CDW)order intertwined with a Mott-insulating state.However,the physical mechanisms driving the emergence of the CDW order and the Mott-insulating state are still not well understood.In this study,we systematically investigate the electronic band structure,phonon dispersion,and electron-phonon coupling(EPC)of monolayer VTe_(2)under applied biaxial strain.Our results reveal that the 2√3×2√3 CDW phase is metastable in free-standing monolayer VTe_(2)but becomes stabilized under compressive strain below ε=-2%.The formation of the CDW order originates predominantly from strong EPC,rather than from Fermi-surface nesting.The narrowing of the bandwidth due to the CDW order,combined with correlation effects associated with the V3d orbitals,collectively drive the system into a Mott-insulating state.Furthermore,we find that tensile strain suppresses the CDW order and induces a superconducting state above a critical strain threshold(ε=2%).These findings enhance our understanding of correlation physics in monolayer VTe_(2)and provide a pathway for strain-engineered manipulation of quantum phases in two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides.展开更多
Bose–Einstein condensates(BEC)of sodium atoms are transferred into one-dimensional(1D)optical lattice potentials,formed by two laser beams with a wavelength of 1064 nm,in a shallow optical trap.The phase coherence of...Bose–Einstein condensates(BEC)of sodium atoms are transferred into one-dimensional(1D)optical lattice potentials,formed by two laser beams with a wavelength of 1064 nm,in a shallow optical trap.The phase coherence of the condensate in the lattice potential is studied by changing the lattice depth.A qualitative change in behavior of the BEC is observed at a lattice depth of~13.7Er,where the quantum gas undergoes a transition from a superfluid state to a state that lacks well-to-well phase coherence.展开更多
The phase diagram of the one-dimensional Bose-Hubbard model describing interacting bosons in optical lattice is investigated with the variational approach. This method can also be generalized to the two-dimensional case.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFA1403203)。
文摘Monolayer vanadium ditelluride(VTe_(2))exhibits a 2√3×2√3 charge-density-wave(CDW)order intertwined with a Mott-insulating state.However,the physical mechanisms driving the emergence of the CDW order and the Mott-insulating state are still not well understood.In this study,we systematically investigate the electronic band structure,phonon dispersion,and electron-phonon coupling(EPC)of monolayer VTe_(2)under applied biaxial strain.Our results reveal that the 2√3×2√3 CDW phase is metastable in free-standing monolayer VTe_(2)but becomes stabilized under compressive strain below ε=-2%.The formation of the CDW order originates predominantly from strong EPC,rather than from Fermi-surface nesting.The narrowing of the bandwidth due to the CDW order,combined with correlation effects associated with the V3d orbitals,collectively drive the system into a Mott-insulating state.Furthermore,we find that tensile strain suppresses the CDW order and induces a superconducting state above a critical strain threshold(ε=2%).These findings enhance our understanding of correlation physics in monolayer VTe_(2)and provide a pathway for strain-engineered manipulation of quantum phases in two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides.
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0304203)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.62020106014,62175140,61901249,92165106,and 12104276)+3 种基金PCSIRT(Grant No.IRT-17R70)the 111 Project(Grant No.D18001)the Applied Basic Research Project of Shanxi Province,China(Grant Nos.201901D211191 and 201901D211188)the Shanxi 1331 KSC,and the Collaborative Grant by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and NNSF of China(Grant No.62011530047 and Grant No.2053-53025 in the RFBR Classifcation)。
文摘Bose–Einstein condensates(BEC)of sodium atoms are transferred into one-dimensional(1D)optical lattice potentials,formed by two laser beams with a wavelength of 1064 nm,in a shallow optical trap.The phase coherence of the condensate in the lattice potential is studied by changing the lattice depth.A qualitative change in behavior of the BEC is observed at a lattice depth of~13.7Er,where the quantum gas undergoes a transition from a superfluid state to a state that lacks well-to-well phase coherence.
文摘The phase diagram of the one-dimensional Bose-Hubbard model describing interacting bosons in optical lattice is investigated with the variational approach. This method can also be generalized to the two-dimensional case.
