Correlated Electron Phenomena from Interlayer Exciton Condensation in van der Waals Materials

Seminar über Theoretische Festkörperphysik

Speaker:

Ajesh Kumar

Date:

12/05/2025 14:00

Where:

10.01, Geb. 30.23, CS; and Zoom

Affiliation:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Host:

Jorg Schmalian

Abstract

Recent experiments on bilayer semiconductors have revealed long-lived interlayer excitons and provided indications of exciton condensation through tuning gate voltages. These developments open new possibilities for engineering strongly correlated electronic phases in controllable settings.
In this talk, I will explore how interlayer exciton condensation in the presence of doped charge carriers can be used to engineer a variety of correlation-driven phenomena. I will first show how such systems can emulate spin-density-wave quantum criticality observed in correlated electron materials, and discuss the resulting prospects for unconventional superconductivity. I will then turn to multilayer heterostructures, where exciton condensation can result in a marginal Fermi liquid phase without the need for fine-tuning to a quantum critical point.