One-dimensional states residing on edges and steps in few-layer WTe<sub>2</sub>

ORAL

Abstract

WTe2 is a layered material with rich topological properties. The bulk crystal is a type-II Weyl semimetal and the monolayer is a two-dimensional topological insulator. Recently, it has been predicted that higher order topological insulator state can appear in WTe2. An observation of 1D, highly conductive channels, known in this case as hinge states, is hindered by the bulk conductivity of WTe2. Here, we employ the Josephson effect to disentangle the contribution of the hinge states from the bulk in electronic transport. We observe 1D current carrying states on edges and steps in few-layer WTe2. The width of the states is deduced to be below 100 nm. A supercurrent in them can be measured over distances up to 3 µm and in perpendicular magnetic field up to 2 T. Moreover, the dependence of the supercurrent on the magnetic field is compatible with the asymmetric Josephson effect predicted to occur in topological systems with broken inversion symmetry.

*Supported by the Georg H. Endress foundation and the European Research Council project Top-Supra (787414)

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Presenters

  • Artem Kononov

    • University of Basel

Authors

  • Artem Kononov

    • University of Basel

  • Gulibusitan Abulizi

    • University of Basel

  • Kejian Qu

    • Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee

  • Jiaqiang Yan

    • Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee
    • Oak Ridge National Lab
    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    • Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    • Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Lab
    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA

  • David Mandrus

    • Physics, University of Tennessee
    • Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee
    • Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    • The University of Tennesse, Knoxville
    • University of Tennessee
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee
    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville
    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee
    • University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    • Material Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    • Material Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Lab

  • Kenji Watanabe

    • National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
    • National Institute for Material Science
    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, NIMS
    • nims
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science
    • National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
    • NIMS
    • National Institute for Material Science - Japan
    • NIMS Tsukuba
    • National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.
    • National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
    • National Institute for Materials Science,Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, NIMS, Japan
    • National Institute for Materials Science,1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
    • National Institute of Materials Science
    • National Institute for Materials Science, University of Tsukuba
    • National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
    • National Institute for Material Science, Japan
    • National Institue for Material Science, Tsukuba
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, NIMS
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
    • Advanced Matrials Lab, NIMS
    • National Institute for Material Science, Tsukuba, Japan
    • National institute for materials science
    • NIMS-Tsukuba
    • NIMS, Japan
    • National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki Tsukuba Ibaraki, Japan
    • NIRM
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
    • NIMS Japan
    • National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute of Materials Science
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
    • National Institute of Material Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
    • National Institute for Material Science (Japan)
    • Physics, NIMS
    • National Institute of Materials Science, Japan
    • National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS)
    • National Institute of Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
    • NIMS - Tsukuba

  • Takashi Taniguchi

    • National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
    • National Institute for Material Science
    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, NIMS
    • nims
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science
    • National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
    • NIMS
    • National Institute for Material Science - Japan
    • NIMS Tsukuba
    • National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.
    • National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
    • National Institute for Materials Science,Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, NIMS, Japan
    • National Institute for Materials Science,1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
    • National Institute of Materials Science
    • National Institute for Materials Science, University of Tsukuba
    • National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
    • National Institue for Material Science, Tsukuba
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, NIMS
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
    • Advanced Matrials Lab, NIMS
    • National Institute for Material Science, Tsukuba, Japan
    • National institute for materials science
    • NIMS-Tsukuba
    • NIMS, Japan
    • National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki Tsukuba Ibaraki, Japan
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
    • NIMS Japan
    • National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute of Materials Science
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
    • National Institute of Material Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
    • National Institute for Material Science (Japan)
    • Physics, NIMS
    • National Institute of Materials Science, Japan
    • National Institute of Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
    • NIMS - Tsukuba

  • Christian Schonenberger

    • University of Basel