Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD) are atomically thin materials described by MX2, where M is a transition metal (like Mo or W) and X is a chalcogen atom (like S, Se or Te). A pair of twisted TMD monolayers makes a nanostructure. In this synthetic material a plethora of phenomena related to electronic correlations such as superconductivity, topological non-trivial effects or Mott insulating phases has been predicted to exist. In this doctoral project, we aim to fabricate such materials and characterise the electronic phases of matter present on them by means of scanning tunnelling microscopy.
About the presenter
Pablo Resendiz Vazquez is a FLEET Affiliate at Monash University undertaking a PhD with CI Michael Fuhrer.