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Zhaodong Chu1, Emma C Regan2,3,4, Xuejian Ma1, Danqing Wang2,3,4, Zifan Xu1, M Iqbal Bakti Utama2,4,5, Kentaro Yumigeta6, Mark Blei6, Kenji Watanabe7, Takashi Taniguchi8, Sefaattin Tongay6, Feng Wang2,4,9, Keji Lai1.
Abstract
We report the nanoscale conductivity imaging of correlated electronic states in angle-aligned WSe_{2}/WS_{2} heterostructures using microwave impedance microscopy. The noncontact microwave probe allows us to observe the Mott insulating state with one hole per moiré unit cell that persists for temperatures up to 150 K, consistent with other characterization techniques. In addition, we identify for the first time a Mott insulating state at one electron per moiré unit cell. Appreciable inhomogeneity of the correlated states is directly visualized in the heterobilayer region, indicative of local disorders in the moiré superlattice potential or electrostatic doping. Our work provides important insights on 2D moiré systems down to the microscopic level.Year: 2020 PMID: 33196228 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.186803
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161