Quantum criticality of excitonic Mott metal-insulator transitions in black phosphorus

The exciton Mott transition refers to a transition from an insulating state of gas-like excitons to strongly correlated electron-hole plasma phases in photoexcited semiconductors. Here the authors experimentally study such a transition in black phosphorus and reveal its quantum critical properties.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Binjie Zheng, Junzhuan Wang, Qianghua Wang, Xin Su, Tianye Huang, Songlin Li, Fengqiu Wang, Yi Shi, Xiaomu Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35567-w