Abstract
Stacking of strongly-correlated 2D materials is opening the possibility to demonstrate novel electronic or magnetic ordering phenomena. In this regard the intrinsic polytypism of tantalum dichalcogenides has emerged as a platform to generate clean and controllable material interfaces. Here, we report on the Fermi surface of 4Hb-TaSe2, a polytype which consists of alternately stacked layers with octahedral (T) and trigonal prismatic (H) coordination of tantalum in the Se-Ta-Se layers. The material is known to host a charge density wave (CDW) phase with star clusters in the T-layers, intercalated by metallic H-layers, but its momentum resolved electronic structure remains undetermined. Using selective area angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy on the T termination combined with ab initio calculations, we unveil a finely structured Fermi surface arising from band folding in the reconstructed Brillouin zone caused by the CDW star clusters. The star-shaped Fermi surface is rotated away from the high-symmetry directions of the normal phase, and exhibits pseudochirality. Theoretical analysis supports the metallic nature of the system and interlayer interactions leading to hybridization. The work provides a detailed overview on the impact of band hybridization with the CDW on the Fermi surface of a material for new phases of quantum matter.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 24 |
Journal | Communications Materials |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 3 Feb 2025 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 3 Feb 2025 |
Data Availability Statement
All data related to this paper are available from the corresponding authors upon reasonable request.Acknowledgements
We are grateful to A. Moore, C. Cambridge and P. Jones for technical support. The authors thank Dr. Gabriele Kociok-Kohn of the Material and Chemical Characterisation Facility (MC²) at the University of Bath ( https://doi.org/10.15125/mx6j-3r54 ) for her technical support and guidance in acquiring the PXRD data. We also acknowledge the University of Bath Research Computers from ( https://doi.org/10.15125/b6cd-s854 ) for computer support.Funding
This work has been supported by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (Grant No. PRIN 2017BZPKSZ). Access to Diamond Light Source was provided by STFC (beamtime sessions SI33694 and SI34335). Work at the University of Bath is supported by the Royal Society (grant IES\R2\212016).
Funders | Funder number |
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University of Bath | |
University of Bath Research Computers | |
Science and Technology Facilities Council | SI34335, SI33694 |
Royal Society | IES\R2\212016 |
Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca | 2022NXLTYN, PRIN 2017BZPKSZ |