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维格纳晶体的实验观测

高幸 薛禹承 姜宇航 毛金海

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维格纳晶体的实验观测

高幸, 薛禹承, 姜宇航, 毛金海
cstr: 32037.14.aps.73.20241039

Experimental observations of Wigner crystals

Gao Xing, Xue Yu-Cheng, Jiang Yu-Hang, Mao Jin-Hai
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  • 1934年, 就读于普林斯顿大学的Eugene Wigner预言了电子晶体的存在. 电子同时具有动能和相互作用的势能, 当电子态密度满足一定的条件时, 由于电子之间的排斥作用, 电子会倾向于按规则的晶格结构排布, 形成电子晶体, 也称为维格纳晶体. 近90年来, 维格纳晶体一直吸引着凝聚态物理学家. 1979年, 实验发现在液氦表面存在从电子液体到电子晶体的相变. 之后的实验中观察到在强磁场下的二维电子气中存在二维维格纳晶体的特征. 然而, 在实空间中直接观测二维维格纳晶体仍然是一项艰巨的挑战. 通过WSe2/WS2 moiré超晶格的石墨烯传感层, Li等在实验中观察到了维格纳晶体的实空间形貌. 而在最近的研究中,Tsui等使用高分辨率扫描隧道显微镜测量技术, 直接对贝纳尔堆叠(Bernal stacking)双层石墨烯中的磁场诱导维格纳晶体进行成像, 并研究其结构特性与电子密度、磁场和温度的函数关系. 本文将通过4篇代表性工作, 简要介绍维格纳晶体的进展和发展前景.
    In 1934, Eugene Wigner, who was studying at Princeton University, predicted the existence of electronic crystals. Electrons have both kinetic energy and potential energy of interaction. When the density of electronic states satisfies certain conditions, due to the repulsion between electrons, electrons will tend to arrange themselves in a regular lattice structure, forming electron crystals, which is also known as Wigner crystals. For nearly 90 years, Wigner crystals have fascinated condensed matter physicists. Physicists have designed many ingenious semiconductor heterojunctions to obtain lower electron densities and added magnetic fields to achieve larger effective mass of electron. In 1979, experiments revealed the existence of a phase transition from an electron liquid phase to an electron crystal on the surface of liquid helium, and subsequent experiments observed the characteristics of two-dimensional (2D) Wigner crystals in 2D electron gas under high magnetic fields. However, direct observation of 2D Wigner lattices in real space remains a formidable challenge. Through the graphene sensing layer of WSe2/WS2 moiré superlattice, Hongyuan Li, Feng Wang, et al. observed the real-space morphologies of Wigner crystals in their experiments. And in a recent study, researchers used high-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy to directly image magnetic field-induced Wigner crystals in Bernal stacking bilayer graphene and investigated their structural properties as a function of electron density, magnetic field, and temperature. In this paper, we will introduce some interesting things about Wigner crystals through four representative researches briefly.
      通信作者: 毛金海, jhmao@ucas.ac.cn
    • 基金项目: 国家重点研发计划(批准号: 2019YFA0307800)、国家自然科学基金(批准号: 12074377)和中央高校基本科研业务费专项资金资助的课题.
      Corresponding author: Mao Jin-Hai, jhmao@ucas.ac.cn
    • Funds: Project supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2019YFA0307800), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12074377), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China.
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  • 图 1  (a)随着温度的降低, 突然出现了耦合等离激元-涟波子共振, 该共振仅在 0.457 K 以下出现, 此时电子平面已结晶成三角形晶格; (b)经典二维电子平面的固液相界部分, 数据点表示在不同的电子平均密度$ {N}_{{\mathrm{s}}} $下测量到的熔化温度, 在图中的线上, 每个电子的势能与动能之比$ \varGamma = 137 $[6]

    Fig. 1.  (a) Experimental traces displaying the sudden appearance with decreasing temperature of coupled plasmon-ripplon resonances. The resonances only appear below 0.457 K where the sheet of electrons has crystallized into a triangular lattice. (b) Portion of the solid-liquid phase boundary for a classical, two-dimensional sheet of electrons. The data points denote the melting temperatures measured at various values of the electron areal density, $ {N}_{{\mathrm{s}}} $. Along the line, the quantity Γ, which is a measure of the ratio of potential energy to kinetic energy per electron, Γ is 137[6].

    图 2  密度为$ 0. 77\times {10}^{11}\;{{\mathrm{c}}{\mathrm{m}}}^{-2} $ 时在 28 T 和 60 mK 下的吸收光谱(填充因子$ \nu $ = 1/8.7), 在 $ f{\text{-}}{p}^{3/2} $ 的附图中, $ p $ 值的选择是为了实线经过原点, 虚线是对低混合模式频率的零阶先验计算[4]

    Fig. 2.  Absorption spectra at 28 T and 60 mK for a density of $ 0. 77\times {10}^{11}\;{{\mathrm{c}}{\mathrm{m}}}^{-2} $ (filling factor ν = 1/8.7). In the accompanying plots of $ f{\text{-}}{p}^{3/2} $), the value of p is chosen so that the solid line passes through the origin; the dashed line is the zeroth-order a-priori computation of the frequency of the low-mixing mode[4].

    图 3  (a) n = 1 莫特绝缘体的dI/dV 图($ {V}_{{\mathrm{b}}{\mathrm{i}}{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{s}}} $ = 160 mV, $ {V}_{{\mathrm{B}}{\mathrm{G}}} $ = 30 V和$ {V}_{{\mathrm{T}}{\mathrm{G}}} $ = 0.53 V); (b) n = 2/3广义维格纳晶体态的dI/dV 图($ {V}_{{\mathrm{b}}{\mathrm{i}}{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{s}}} $ = 160 mV, $ {V}_{{\mathrm{B}}{\mathrm{G}}} $ = 21.8 V和$ {V}_{{\mathrm{T}}{\mathrm{G}}} $ = 0.458 V); (c) n = 1/3广义维格纳晶体态的dI/dV图($ {V}_{{\mathrm{b}}{\mathrm{i}}{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{s}}} $ = 130 mV, $ {V}_{{\mathrm{B}}{\mathrm{G}}} $ = 14.9 V和$ {V}_{{\mathrm{T}}{\mathrm{G}}} $ = 0.458 V); (d) n = 1/2广义维格纳晶体态的dI/dV 图($ {V}_{{\mathrm{b}}{\mathrm{i}}{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{s}}} $ = 125 mV, $ {V}_{{\mathrm{B}}{\mathrm{G}}} $ = 18.7 V和$ {V}_{{\mathrm{T}}{\mathrm{G}}} $ = 0.458 V); (e) 样品结构示意图[12]

    Fig. 3.  (a) dI/dV diagrams for n = 1 Mott insulator ($ {V}_{{\mathrm{b}}{\mathrm{i}}{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{s}}} $ = 160 mV, $ {V}_{{\mathrm{B}}{\mathrm{G}}} $ = 30 V and $ {V}_{{\mathrm{T}}{\mathrm{G}}} $ = 0.53 V); (b) dI/dV diagrams for n = 2/3 generalized Wigner crystal states ($ {V}_{{\mathrm{b}}{\mathrm{i}}{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{s}}} $ = 160 mV, $ {V}_{{\mathrm{B}}{\mathrm{G}}} $ = 21.8 V and $ {V}_{{\mathrm{T}}{\mathrm{G}}} $ = 0.458 V); (c) dI/dV diagrams for n = 1/3 generalized Wigner crystal states ($ {V}_{{\mathrm{b}}{\mathrm{i}}{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{s}}} $ = 130 mV, $ {V}_{{\mathrm{B}}{\mathrm{G}}} $ = 14.9 V and $ {V}_{{\mathrm{T}}{\mathrm{G}}} $ = 0.458 V); (d) dI/dV diagrams for n = 1/2 generalized Wigner crystal states ($ {V}_{{\mathrm{b}}{\mathrm{i}}{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{s}}} $ = 125 mV, $ {V}_{{\mathrm{B}}{\mathrm{G}}} $ = 18.7 V and $ {V}_{{\mathrm{T}}{\mathrm{G}}} $ = 0.458 V); (e) schematic diagram of sample structure[12].

    图 4  (a) 200 nm×200 nm区域内的空间分辨隧穿电流调制$ {\text{δ}} {I}_{{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{c}}} $, 测量采用$ {V}_{{\mathrm{B}}} $ = 4.6 mV, 填充因子ν = 0.317, 图中刻度长度为50 nm; (b) 图4(a)的FFT图像[5]

    Fig. 4.  (a) Spatially resolved tunneling current modulation $ {\text{δ}} {I}_{{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{c}}} $ in the 200 nm × 200 nm region, measured with $ {V}_{{\mathrm{B}}} $ = 4.6 mV and fill factor ν = 0.317, scale length in the panel is 50 nm. (b) FFT of the tunnelling current modulation $ {\text{δ}} {I}_{{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{c}}} $ in panel (a)[5] .

    图 5  (a)—(h)在一系列不同的填充因子ν下测量的同一区域的空间分辨隧穿电流调制$ {\text{δ}} {I}_{{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{c}}} $, $ {V}_{{\mathrm{B}}} $分别为5.2, 5.2, 4.6, 4.4, 4.4, 7.2, 8.0和8.8 mV, 磁场B = 13.95 T, 图中刻度长度为100 nm; (i)—(p)相应的图(a)—(h)中隧穿电流调制$ {\text{δ}} {I}_{{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{c}}} $的结构因子S(q), 图中刻度长度为$ 0.2\;{{\mathrm{n}}{\mathrm{m}}}^{-1} $[5]

    Fig. 5.  (a)–(h) Spatially resolved tunneling current modulation $ {\text{δ}} {I}_{{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{c}}} $ in the same region measured at a series of different filling factors ν, with $ {V}_{{\mathrm{B}}} $ of 5.2, 5.2, 4.6, 4.4, 4.4, 7.2, 8.0, and 8.8 mV, and a magnetic field B = 13.95 T, the scale lengths in the plots is 100 nm; (i)–(p) corresponding to the tunneling current modulation $ {\text{δ}} {I}_{{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{c}}} $ in panel (a)–(h) of the structure factor S(q), scale length in the plots is $ 0.2\;{{\mathrm{n}}{\mathrm{m}}}^{-1} $ [5].

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    Wigner E 1934 Phys. Rev. 46 1002Google Scholar

    [2]

    Tanatar B, Ceperley D M 1989 Phys. Rev. B 39 5005Google Scholar

    [3]

    Crandall R, Williams R 1971 Phys. Lett. A 34 404Google Scholar

    [4]

    Andrei E Y, Deville G, Glattli D C, Williams F I B, Paris E, Etienne B 1988 Phys. Rev. Lett. 60 2765Google Scholar

    [5]

    Tsui Y C, He M, Hu Y, Lake E, Wang T, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T, Zaletel M P, Yazdani A 2024 Nature 628 287Google Scholar

    [6]

    Grimes C C, Adams G 1979 Phys. Rev. Lett. 42 795Google Scholar

    [7]

    Monarkha Y P, Shikin V B 1975 J. Exp. Theor. Phys 41 710

    [8]

    Fisher D S, Halperin B I, Platzman P M 1979 Phys. Rev. Lett. 42 798Google Scholar

    [9]

    Girvin S M, Macdonald A H, Platzman P M 1985 Phys. Rev. Lett. 54 581Google Scholar

    [10]

    Yoon J, Li C C, Shahar D, Tsui D C, Shayegan M 1999 Phys. Rev. Lett. 82 1744Google Scholar

    [11]

    Hubbard J 1978 Phys. Rev. B 17 494Google Scholar

    [12]

    Li H, Li S, Regan E C, et al. 2021 Nature 597 650Google Scholar

    [13]

    Liu X, Farahi G, Chiu C L, Papic Z, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T, Zaletel M P, Yazdani A 2022 Science 375 321Google Scholar

    [14]

    Farahi G, Chiu C L, Liu X, Papic Z, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T, Zaletel M P, Yazdani A 2023 Nat. Phys. 19 1482Google Scholar

    [15]

    Coissard A, Wander D, Vignaud H, et al. 2022 Nature 605 51Google Scholar

    [16]

    Li S Y, Zhang Y, Yin L J, He L 2019 Phys. Rev. B 100 085437Google Scholar

    [17]

    Tsui D C, Stormer H L, Gossard A C 1982 Phys. Rev. Lett. 48 1559Google Scholar

    [18]

    Falson J, Sodemann I, Skinner B, et al. 2021 Nat. Mater. 21 311Google Scholar

    [19]

    Santos M B, Suen Y W, Shayegan M, Li Y P, Engel L W, Tsui D C 1992 Phys. Rev. Lett. 68 1188Google Scholar

    [20]

    Yang F, Zibrov A A, Bai R, Taniguchi T, Young A F 2021 Phys. Rev. Lett. 126 156802Google Scholar

    [21]

    Zhou Y, Sung J, Brutschea E, et al. 2021 Nature 595 48Google Scholar

    [22]

    Nazarov Y V, Khaetskii A V 1994 Phys. Rev. B 49 5077Google Scholar

    [23]

    Li H, Xiang Z, Reddy A P, et al. 2024 Science 385 86Google Scholar

    [24]

    Li H, Xiang Z, Wang T, et al. 2024 Nature 631 765Google Scholar

    [25]

    Hossain M S, Ma M K, Rosales K A V, et al. 2020 Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 117 32244Google Scholar

    [26]

    Kosterlitz. J M, Thouless. D J 1973 J. Phys. C: Solid State Phys. 6 1181Google Scholar

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