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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Quantum Mechanics

Background:

  • Thermodynamic phases are defined by external conditions like temperature and pressure.
  • Phase transitions in solids are well-understood phenomena.
  • Heterostructures offer additional degrees of freedom, such as distinct electron pathways across interfaces.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the creation of new thermodynamic phases in topological insulators (TIs) driven by electron flow.
  • To identify and characterize novel phases arising from interfacial electron dynamics.
  • To explore the potential for controlling quantum states and advancing quantum technologies through interface engineering.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized heterostructures incorporating topological insulators with distinct surface and bulk electronic states.
  • Manipulated electron density using ultrafast light pulses.
  • Monitored electron flow and identified new phases using ultrafast terahertz probes.
  • Investigated pathway-selective electron dynamics across the interface (Path I and Path II).

Main Results:

  • Identified a new thermodynamic phase in TIs characterized by interfacial excitons (excitonic TI), distinct from the equilibrium TI state.
  • Demonstrated that electron flow across the interface can induce this novel excitonic TI phase.
  • Quantified the electron dynamics, showing a catalytic role for a fraction of electrons in phase transition and the majority occupying the new phase.

Conclusions:

  • Electron flow through engineered interfaces in topological insulators can create emergent thermodynamic phases.
  • The discovery of the excitonic TI phase opens new avenues for understanding quantum matter.
  • The principle of electron-flow-mediated phase control is generalizable to other quantum heterostructures for quantum technology advancement.