Hidden phase in a two-dimensional Sn layer stabilized by modulation hole doping
Broken symmetry phases may occur in 2D materials upon doping, yet introducing doping without inducing chemical disorder remains a challenge. Here, the authors use a modulation doping approach that unveils a hidden equilibrium phase involving spontaneous symmetry breaking in a hole-doped Sn bilayer.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-03-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14721 |