Sep 20 – 25, 2026
University of Graz
Europe/Vienna timezone

High-Resolution QPI Study of Electronic States in Bulk WTe₂

Sep 24, 2026, 5:00 PM
15m
HS 15.14 (University of Graz)

HS 15.14

University of Graz

15 - RESOWI E, 1st floor
3) Contributed talk M06 - Interaction effects in correlated systems with higher-order Van Hove singularities and flat bands Mini-Colloquium

Speaker

Rian Ligthart (Universität Zürich)

Description

Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs), a key class of 2D quantum materials, are emerging as promising alternatives to enhance efficiency at the same length scale as silicon-based electronics. Among them, WTe₂ stands out for its unique bulk properties, including its topological semimetal behaviour, the type II Weyl fermions it hosts, and its exceptionally large magnetoresistance.

We investigate cleaved bulk WTe₂ using a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) at 330 mK, combining with scanning tunnelling spectroscopy to probe its electronic properties and their dependence on vector magnetic fields. By applying sparse sampling techniques, we resolve new QPI wavevectors in WTe₂, shedding a new light on the electronic band structure of this interesting material.

Author

Rian Ligthart (Universität Zürich)

Co-authors

Alexander LaFleur (UZH) Gleb Neplyakh (UZH) Kevin Hauser (UZH) Fabian Natterer (UZH)

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