Daniel Rhodes3,Apoorv Jindal1,Amartyajyoti Saha2,Zizhong Li3,Yangchen He3,Takashi Taniguchi4,Kenji Watanabe4,James Hone1,Turan Birol2,Rafael Fernandes2,Cory Dean1,Abhay Narayan Pasupathy1
Columbia University1,University of Minnesota2,University of Wisconsin - Madison3,National Institute for Materials Science4
Daniel Rhodes3,Apoorv Jindal1,Amartyajyoti Saha2,Zizhong Li3,Yangchen He3,Takashi Taniguchi4,Kenji Watanabe4,James Hone1,Turan Birol2,Rafael Fernandes2,Cory Dean1,Abhay Narayan Pasupathy1
Columbia University1,University of Minnesota2,University of Wisconsin - Madison3,National Institute for Materials Science4
I will discuss our most recent results on superconductivity in bilayer <i>T<sub>d</sub></i>-MoTe<sub>2</sub>, For bilayer <i>T<sub>d</sub></i>-MoTe<sub>2</sub> the influence of an electrostatic gate allows us to identify a unique superconducting state that relies on Fermi surface nesting between hole and electron pockets. As a result, we show that the superconducting state can be completely quenched by an electrostatic gate. Concomitant to this effect, ferroelectricity resulting from interlayer sliding is also present in bilayer <i>T<sub>d</sub></i>-MoTe<sub>2</sub>, resulting in a hysteretic behavior of superconductivity with respect to an applied out-of-plane electric field. This behavior allows for the first investigations of how internal polarization might conflict with or enhance superconductivity in the two-dimensional limit. Time allowing, I will discuss our results on a similarly structured TMD in the few-layer limit, the topologically nontrivial 2M-WSe<sub>2</sub>.