Nuclear Matter in 1 + 1 Dimensions

We review the solution of QCD in two spacetime dimensions. Following the analysis of Baluni, for a single flavor, the model can be analyzed using Abelian bosonization. The theory can be analyzed in strong coupling, when the quarks are much lighter than the gauge coupling. In this limit, the theory is given by a Luttinger liquid.

Band-selective Holstein polaron in Luttinger liquid material A0.3MoO3 (A = K, Rb)

Abstract(Quasi-)one-dimensional systems exhibit various fascinating properties such as Luttinger liquid behavior, Peierls transition, novel topological phases, and the accommodation of unique quasiparticles (e.g., spinon, holon, and soliton, etc.). Here we study molybdenum blue bronze A0.3MoO3 (A = K, Rb), a canonical quasi-one-dimensional charge-density-wave material, using laser-based angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Our experiment suggests that the normal phase of A0.3MoO3 is a prototypical Luttinger liquid, from which the charge-density-wave emerges with decreasing temperature. Prominently, we observe strong renormalizations of band dispersions, which are recognized as the spectral function of Holstein polaron derived from band-selective electron-phonon coupling in the system. We argue that the strong electron-phonon coupling plays an important role in electronic properties and the charge-density-wave transition in blue bronzes. Our results not only reconcile the long-standing heavy debates on the electronic properties of blue bronzes but also provide a rare platform to study interesting excitations in Luttinger liquid materials.

Nuclear Matter in 1+1 Dimensions

I review the solution of QCD in two spacetime dimensions. Following the analysis of Baluni, for a single flavor the model can be analyzed using Abelian bosonization. The theory can be analyzed in strong coupling, when the quarks are much lighter than the gauge coupling. In this limit, the theory is given by a Luttinger liquid.

Electronic structure and signature of Tomonaga–Luttinger liquid state in epitaxial CoSb1−x nanoribbons

Recently, monolayer CoSb/SrTiO3 has been proposed as a candidate harboring interfacial superconductivity in analogy with monolayer FeSe/SrTiO3. Experimentally, while the CoSb-based compounds manifesting as nanowires and thin films have been realized on SrTiO3 substrates, serving as a rich playground, their electronic structures are still unknown and yet to be resolved. Here, we have fabricated CoSb1−x nanoribbons with quasi-one-dimensional stripes on SrTiO3(001) substrates using molecular beam epitaxy and investigated the electronic structure by in situ angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Straight Fermi surfaces without lateral dispersions are observed. CoSb1−x/SrTiO3 is slightly hole doped, where the interfacial charge transfer is opposite to that in monolayer FeSe/SrTiO3. The spectral weight near the Fermi level exhibits power-law-like suppression and obeys a universal temperature scaling, serving as the signature of Tomonaga–Luttinger liquid (TLL) state. The obtained TLL parameter of ~0.21 shows the underlying strong correlations. Our results not only suggest CoSb1−x nanoribbon as a representative TLL system but also provide clues for further investigations on the CoSb-related interface.

Gate-tunable plasmons in mixed-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures

Surface plasmons, collective electromagnetic excitations coupled to conduction electron oscillations, enable the manipulation of light–matter interactions at the nanoscale. Plasmon dispersion of metallic structures depends sensitively on their dimensionality and has been intensively studied for fundamental physics as well as applied technologies. Here, we report possible evidence for gate-tunable hybrid plasmons from the dimensionally mixed coupling between one-dimensional (1D) carbon nanotubes and two-dimensional (2D) graphene. In contrast to the carrier density-independent 1D Luttinger liquid plasmons in bare metallic carbon nanotubes, plasmon wavelengths in the 1D-2D heterostructure are modulated by 75% via electrostatic gating while retaining the high figures of merit of 1D plasmons. We propose a theoretical model to describe the electromagnetic interaction between plasmons in nanotubes and graphene, suggesting plasmon hybridization as a possible origin for the observed large plasmon modulation. The mixed-dimensional plasmonic heterostructures may enable diverse designs of tunable plasmonic nanodevices.