Excitonic insulator in bulk MoS2 under pressure
Cnr-Nano Modena researchers predict the possibility of observing – experimentally and unambiguously – an excitonic insulator in bulk molybdenum disulfide, at pressure and temperature accessible in a lab facility. The result of this computational work provides a strategy to experimentally realize a such elusive state, which promises to have a significat impact in future quantum technologies. The study, in collaboration with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, is published in PNAS journal.
Evidence of ideal excitonic insulator in bulk MoS2 under pressure
S. S. Ataei, D. Varsano, E. Molinari, and M. Rontani.
PNAS March 30, 2021 118 (13) e2010110118