Publications

 

Before the foundation of the department:

Preprints

A New Moiré Platform Based on M-Point Twisting
D. Călugăru, Y. Jiang, H. Hu, H. Pi, J. Yu, M. G. Vergniory, J. Shan, C. Felser, L. M. Schoop, D. K. Efetov, K. F. Mak, B. A. Bernevig
(2024), arXiv: 2411.18684

2D Theoretically Twistable Material Database
Y. Jiang, U. Petralanda, G. Skorupskii, Q. Xu, H. Pi, D. Călugăru, H. Hu, J. Xie, R. A. Mustaf, P. Höhn, V. Haase, M. G. Vergniory, M. Claassen, L. Elcoro, N. Regnault, J. Shan, K. F. Mak, D. K. Efetov, E. Morosan, D. M. Kennes, A. Rubio, L. D. Xian, C. Felser, L. M. Schoop, B. A. Bernevig
(2024), arXiv: 2411.09741

Relativistic Mott transition in strongly correlated artificial graphene
L. Ma, R. Chatervurdi, P. X. Nguyen, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
(2024), arXiv: 2412.07150

A degenerate trion liquid in atomic double layers
P. X. Nguyen, R. Chaturvedi, L. Ma, P. Knuppel, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
(2023), arXiv: 2312.12571

Giant anisotropic magnetoresistance in Ising superconductor-magnetic insulator tunnel junctions
K. Kang, S. Jiang, H. Berger, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, L. Forró, J. Shan, K.F. Mak
(2021), arXiv: 2101.01327

2025

Correlated states controlled by a tunable van Hove singularity in moiré WSe₂ bilayers
P. Knüppel, J. Zhu, Y. Xia, Z. Xia, Z. Han, Y. Zeng, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Communications 16 (1), 1959 (2025)
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57235-5

Perfect Coulomb drag in a dipolar excitonic insulator
P. X. Nguyen, L. Ma, R. Chaturvedi, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Science 388 (6744), 274–278 (2025)
DOI: 10.1126/science.adl1829

Superconductivity in twisted bilayer WSe₂
Y. Xia, Z. Han, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature 637 (8047), 833–838 (2025)
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08116-2

2024

Excitons and polaritons in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides: a tutorial
E. Paik, L. Zhang, K. F. Mak, J. Shan, H. Deng
Advances in Optics and Photonics 16 (4), 1064–1132 (2024)
DOI: 10.1364/AOP.504035

Double Quantum Spin Hall Phase in Moiré WSe₂
K. Kang, Y. Qiu, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nano Letters 24 (46), 14901–14907 (2024)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c05308

Emergence of ferromagnetism at the onset of moiré Kondo breakdown
W. Zhao, B. Shen, Z. Tao, S. Kim, P. Knüppel, Z. Han, Y. Zhang, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, D. Chowdhury, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Physics 20 (11), 1772-1777 (2024)
DOI: 10.1038/s41567-024-02636-4

The fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect
L. Ju, A. H. MacDonald, K. F. Mak, J. Shan, X. Xu
Nature Reviews Materials 9 (7), 455–459 (2024)
DOI: 10.1038/s41578-024-00694-x

Interlayer Fermi Polarons of Excited Exciton States in Quantizing Magnetic Fields
H. Cui, Q. Hu, X. Zhao, L. Ma, F. Jin, Q. Zhang, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Shan, K. F. Mak, Y. Li, Y. Xu
Nano Letters 24 (23), 7077-7083 (2024)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01658

Tuning Exciton Emission via Ferroelectric Polarization at a Heterogeneous Interface between a Monolayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenide and a Perovskite Oxide Membrane
J. Choi, K. J. Crust, L. Li, K. Lee, J. Luo, J.-P. So, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, H. Y. Hwang, K. F. Mak, J. Shan, G. D. Fuchs
Nano Letters 24 (29), 8948-8955 (2024)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01853

Evidence of the fractional quantum spin Hall effect in moiré MoTe₂
K. Kang, B. Shen, Y. Qiu, Y. Zeng, Z. Xia, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature 628 (8008), 522–526 (2024)
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07214-5

Optical readout of the chemical potential of two-dimensional electrons
Z. Xia, Y. Zeng, B. Shen, R. Dery, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Photonics 18 (4), 344–349 (2024)
DOI: 10.1038/s41566-024-01377-3

Observation of spin polarons in a frustrated moiré Hubbard system
Z. Tao, W. Zhao, B. Shen, T. Li, P. Knüppel, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Physics 20 (5), 783–787 (2024)
DOI: 10.1038/s41567-024-02434-y

Remote imprinting of moiré lattices
J. Gu, J. Zhu, P. Knüppel, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Shan, and K. F. Mak
Nature Materials 23 (2), 219-223 (2024)
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-023-01709-8

Realization of the Haldane Chern insulator in a moiré lattice
W. Zhao, K. Kang, Y. Zhang, P. Knüppel, Z. Tao, L. Li, C. Tschirhart, E. Redekop, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, A. F. Young, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Physics 20 (2), 275-280 (2024)
DOI: 10.1038/s41567-023-02284-0

Giant spin Hall effect in AB-stacked MoTe₂/WSe₂ bilayers
Z. Tao, B. Shen, W. Zhao, N. C. Hu, T. Li, S. Jiang, L. Li, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, A. H. MacDonald, J. Shan, K. F. Ma
Nature Nanotechnology 19 (1), 28-33 (2024)
DOI: 10.1038/s41565-023-01492-2

Valley-Coherent Quantum Anomalous Hall State in AB-Stacked MoTe₂/W⁢S⁢e₂ Bilayers
Z. Tao, B. Shen, S. Jiang, T. Li, L. Li, L. Ma, W. Zhao, J. Hu, K. Pistunova, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, T. F. Heinz, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Physical Review X 14 (1), 011004 (2024)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.14.011004

2023

Thermodynamic evidence of fractional Chern insulator in moiré MoTe₂
Y. Zeng, Z. Xia, K. Kang, J. Zhu, P. Knüppel, C. Vaswani, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature 622 (7981), 69–73 (2023)
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06452-3

Switchable moiré potentials in ferroelectric WTe₂/WSe₂ superlattices
K. Kang, W. Zhao, Y. Zeng, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Nanotechnology 18 (8), 861-866 (2023)
DOI: 10.1038/s41565-023-01376-5

Quantum Oscillations in Graphene Using Surface Acoustic Wave Resonators
Y. Fang, Y. Xu, K. Kang, B. Davaji, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, A. Lal, K. F. Mak, J. Shan, B. J. Ramshaw
Physical Review Letters 130 (24), 246201 (2023)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.246201

Intrinsic spin Hall torque in a moiré Chern magnet
C. L. Tschirhart, E. Redekop, L. Li, T. Li, S. Jiang, T. Arp, O. Sheekey, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, M. E. Huber, K. F. Mak, J. Shan, A. F. Young
Nature Physics 19 (6), 807-813 (2023)
DOI: 10.1038/s41567-023-01979-8

Gate-tunable heavy fermions in a moiré Kondo lattice
W. Zhao, B. Shen, Z. Tao, Z. Han, K. Kang, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature 616 (7955), 61–65 (2023)
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05800-7

Evidence of frustrated magnetic interactions in a Wigner–Mott insulator
Y. Tang, K. Su, L. Li, Y. Xu, S. Liu, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. C. Hone, C.-M. Jian, C. Xu, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature Nanotechnology 18 (3), 233-237 (2023)
DOI: 10.1038/s41565-022-01309-8

Exciton density waves in Coulomb-coupled dual moiré lattices
Y. Zeng, Z. Xia, R. Dery, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Materials 22 (2), 175-179 (2023)
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-022-01454-4

2022

Moiré coupling and other emergent phenomena in stacked van der Waals materials
M. Yankowitz, K. F. Mak
APL Materials 10 (8), 080401 (2022)
DOI: 10.1063/5.0108005

A tunable bilayer Hubbard model in twisted WSe₂
Y. Xu, K. Kang, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature Nanotechnology 17 (9), 934–939 (2022)
DOI: 10.1038/s41565-022-01180-7

Dielectric catastrophe at the Wigner-Mott transition in a moiré superlattice
Y. Tang, J. Gu, S. Liu, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. C. Hone, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature communications 13 (1), 4271 (2022)
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32037-1

Semiconductor moiré materials
K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature Nanotechnology 17 (7), 686–695 (2022)
DOI: 10.1038/s41565-022-01165-6

van der Waals π Josephson Junctions
K. Kang, H. Berger, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, L. Forró, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nano Letters 22 (13), 5510-5515 (2022)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01640

Dipolar excitonic insulator in a moiré lattice
J. Gu, L. Ma, S. Liu, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. C. Hone, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Physics 18 (4), 395–400 (2022)
DOI: 10.1038/s41567-022-01532-z

Strong interlayer interactions in bilayer and trilayer moiré superlattices
S. Xie, B. D. Faeth, Y. Tang, L. Li, E. Gerber, C. T. Parzyck, D. Chowdhury, Y.-H. Zhang, C. Jozwiak, A. Bostwick, E. Rotenberg, E.-A. Kim, J. Shan, K. F. Mak, K. M. Shen
Science Advances 8 (12), eabk1911 (2022)
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abk191

Reproducibility in the fabrication and physics of moiré materials
C. N. Lau, M. W. Bockrath, K. F. Mak, F. Zhang
Nature 602 (7895), 41–50 (2022)
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04173-z

Valley-Polarized Quantum Anomalous Hall State in Moiré MoTe₂/WSe₂ Heterobilayers
Y.-M. Xie, C.-P. Zhang, J.-X. Hu, K. F. Mak, K. T. Law
Physical Review Letters 128 (2), 026402 (2022)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.026402

Coexisting ferromagnetic–antiferromagnetic state in twisted bilayer CrI₃
Y. Xu, A. Ray, Y.-T. Shao, S. Jiang, K. Lee, D. Weber, J. E. Goldberger, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, D. A. Muller, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature Nanotechnology 17 (2), 143–147 (2022)
DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-01014-y

2021

Quantum anomalous Hall effect from intertwined moiré bands
T. Li, S. Jiang, B. Shen, Y. Zhang, L. Li, Z. Tao, T. Devakul, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, L. Fu, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature 600 (7890), 641–646 (2021)
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04171-1

Quantum Oscillations in Two-Dimensional Insulators Induced by Graphite Gates
J. Zhu, T. Li, A. F. Young, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Physical Review Letters 127 (24), 247702 (2021)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.247702

Air-Stable and Layer-Dependent Ferromagnetism in Atomically Thin van der Waals CrPS₄
J. Son, S. Son, P. Park, M. Kim, Z. Tao, J. Oh, T. Lee, S. Lee, J. Kim, K. Zhang, K. Cho, T. Kamiyama, J. H. Lee, K. F. Mak, J. Shan, M. Kim, J.-G. Park, J. Lee
ACS Nano 15 (10), 16904–16912 (2021)
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c07860

Strongly correlated excitonic insulator in atomic double layers
L. Ma, P. X. Nguyen, Z. Wang, Y. Zeng, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, A. H. MacDonald, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature 598 (7882), 585–589 (2021)
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03947-9

Continuous Mott transition in semiconductor moiré superlattices
T. Li, S. Jiang, L. Li, Y. Zhang, K. Kang, J. Zhu, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, D. Chowdhury, L. Fu, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature 597 (7876), 350–354 (2021)
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03853-0

Excitons and emergent quantum phenomena in stacked 2D semiconductors
N.P. Wilson, W. Yao, J. Shan, X. Xu
Nature 599 (7885), 383-392 (2021)
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03979-1

Charge-order-enhanced capacitance in semiconductor moiré superlattices
T. Li, J. Zhu, Y. Tang, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, V. Elser, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Nanotechnology 16 (10), 1068-1072 (2021)
DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-00955-8

Two-fold symmetric superconductivity in few-layer NbSe₂
A. Hamill, B. Heischmidt, E. Sohn, D. Shaffer, K.-T. Tsai, X. Zhang, X. Xi, A. Suslov, H. Berger, L. Forró, F. J. Burnell, J. Shan, K. F. Mak, R. M. Fernandes, K. Wang, V. S. Pribiag
Nature Physics 17 (8), 949-954 (2021)
DOI: 10.1038/s41567-021-01219-x

Spin Dynamics Slowdown near the Antiferromagnetic Critical Point in Atomically Thin FePS₃
X.-X. Zhang, S. Jiang, J. Lee, C. Lee, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nano Letters 21 (12), 5045-5052 (2021)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c00870

Stripe phases in WSe₂/WS₂ moiré superlattices
C. Jin, Z. Tao, T. Li, Y. Xu, Y. Tang, J. Zhu, S. Liu, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. C. Hone, L. Fu, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Materials 20 (7), 940–944 (2021)
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-00959-8

Creation of moiré bands in a monolayer semiconductor by spatially periodic dielectric screening
Y. Xu, C. Horn, J. Zhu, Y. Tang, L. Ma, L. Li, S. Liu, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. C. Hone, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Materials 20 (5), 645–649 (2021)
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-020-00888-y

Tunable Exciton-Optomechanical Coupling in Suspended Monolayer MoSe₂
H. Xie, S. Jiang, D. A. Rhodes, J. C. Hone, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nano Letters 21 (6), 2538-2543 (2021)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c05089

The marvels of moiré materials
E. Y. Andrei, D. K. Efetov, P. Jarillo-Herrero, A. H. MacDonald, K. F. Mak, T. Senthil, E. Tutuc, A. Yazdani, A. F. Young
Nature Reviews Materials 6 (3), 201–206 (2021)
DOI: 10.1038/s41578-021-00284-1

Tuning layer-hybridized moiré excitons by the quantum-confined Stark effect
Y. Tang, J. Gu, S. Liu, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. C. Hone, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature Nanotechnology 16 (1), 52-57 (2021)
DOI: 10.1038/s41565-020-00783-2

2020

Exchange magnetostriction in two-dimensional antiferromagnets
S. Jiang, H. Xie, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Materials 19 (12), 1295–1299 (2020)
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-020-0712-x

Imaging and control of critical fluctuations in two-dimensional magnets
C. Jin, Z. Tao, K. Kang, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature Materials 19 (12), 1290–1294 (2020)
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-020-0706-8

Correlated insulating states at fractional fillings of moiré superlattices
Y. Xu, S. Liu, D. A. Rhodes, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Hone, V. Elser, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature 587 (7833), 214–218 (2020)
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2868-6

Observation of site-controlled localized charged excitons in CrI₃/WSe₂ heterostructures
A. Mukherjee, K. Shayan, L. Li, J. Shan, K. F. Mak, A. N. Vamivakas
Nature Communications 11 (1), 5502 (2020)
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19262-2

Manipulation of the van der Waals Magnet Cr₂Ge₂Te₆ by Spin–Orbit Torques
V. Gupta, T. Cham, G. Stiehl, A. Bose, J. Mittelstaedt, K. Kang, S. Jiang, K. F. Mak, J. Shan, R. Buhrman, D. C. Ralph
Nano Letters 20 (10), 7482–7488 (2020)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c02965

Electrical switching of valley polarization in monolayer semiconductors
L. Li, S. Jiang, Z. Wang, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Physical Review Materials 4 (10), 104005 (2020)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.104005

Spectral and spatial isolation of single tungsten diselenide quantum emitters using hexagonal boron nitride wrinkles
R. S. Daveau, T. Vandekerckhove, A. Mukherjee, Z. Wang, J. Shan, K. F. Mak, A. N. Vamivakas, G. D. Fuchs
APL Photonics 5 (9), 096105 (2020)
DOI: 10.1063/5.0013825

Strain relaxation induced transverse resistivity anomalies in Sr⁢Ru⁢O₃ thin films
L. Miao, N. P. Schreiber, H. P. Nair, J. P. Ruf, Y. Lee, M. Fu, B. Tsang, B. H. Goodge, S. Jiang, J. Shan, K. F. Mak, L. F. Kourkoutis, D. G. Schlom, K. M. Shen
Physical Review B 102 (6), 064406 (2020)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.102.064406

Gate-tunable spin waves in antiferromagnetic atomic bilayers
X.-X. Zhang, L. Li, D. Weber, J. Goldberger, K. F. Mak, . Shan
Nature Materials 19 (8), 838–842 (2020)
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-020-0713-9

Simulation of Hubbard model physics in WSe₂/WS₂ moiré superlattices
Y. Tang, L. Li, T. Li, Y. Xu, S. Liu, K. Barmak, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, A. H. MacDonald, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature 579 (7799), 353–358 (2020)
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2085-3

Magneto-Memristive Switching in a 2D Layer Antiferromagnet
H.H. Kim, S. Jiang, B. Yang, S. Zhong, S. Tian, C. Li, H. Lei, J. Shan, K.F. Mak, A.W. Tsen
Advanced Materials 32 (2), 2070010 (2020)
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201905433

2019

Pressure-controlled interlayer magnetism in atomically thin CrI₃
T. Li, S. Jiang, N. Sivadas, Z. Wang, Y. Xu, D. Weber, J. E. Goldberger, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, C. J. Fennie, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature Materials 18 (12), 1303-1308 (2019)
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-019-0506-1

Magneto-Memristive Switching in a 2D Layer Antiferromagnet
H. H. Kim, S. Jiang, B. Yang, S. Zhong, C. Li, S. Tian, H. Lei, J. Shan, K. F. Mak, A. W. Tsen
Advanced Materials 32 (2), 1905433 (2019)
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201905433

Layer-dependent spin-orbit torques generated by the centrosymmetric transition metal dichalcogenide 𝛽−MoTe₂
G. M. Stiehl, R. Li, V. Gupta, I. El Baggari, S. Jiang, H. Xie, L. F. Kourkoutis, K. F. Mak, J. Shan, R. A. Buhrman, D. C. Ralph
Physical Review B 100 (18), 184402 (2019)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.100.184402

Probing and controlling magnetic states in 2D layered magnetic materials
K. F. Mak, J. Shan, D. C. Ralph
Nature Reviews Physics 1 (11), 646–661 (2019)
DOI: 10.1038/s42254-019-0110-y

Evidence of high-temperature exciton condensation in two-dimensional atomic double layers
Z. Wang, D. A. Rhodes, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. C. Hone, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature 574 (7776), 76–80 (2019)
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1591-7

Long valley lifetime of dark excitons in single-layer WSe₂
Y. Tang, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature Communications 10 (1), 4047 (2019)
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12129-1

Evolution of interlayer and intralayer magnetism in three atomically thin chromium trihalides
H. H. Kim, B. Yang, S. Li, S. Jiang, C. Jin, Z. Tao, G. Nichols, F. Sfigakis, S. Zhong, C. Li, S. Tian, D. G. Cory, G.-X. Miao, J. Shan, K. F. Mak, H. Lei, K. Sun, L. Zhao, A. W. Tsen
PNAS 116 (23), 11131-11136 (2019)
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.190210011

Spin tunnel field-effect transistors based on two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures
S. Jiang, L. Li, Z. Wang, J. Shan, & K. F. Mak
Nature Electronics 2 (4), 159-163 (2019)
DOI: 10.1038/s41928-019-0232-3

Nonlinear anomalous Hall effect in few-layer WTe₂
K. Kang, T. Li, E. Sohn, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Materials 18 (4), 324–328 (2019)
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-019-0294-7

Probing many-body interactions in monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides
D. V. Tuan, B. Scharf, Z. Wang, J. Shan, K. F. Mak, I. Zutic, & H. Dery
Physical Review B 99 (8), 085301 (2019)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.99.085301

2018

Opportunities and challenges of interlayer exciton control and manipulation
K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature Nanotechnology 13 (11), 974-976 (2018)
DOI: 10.1038/s41565-018-0301-1

Light–valley interactions in 2D semiconductors
K. F. Mak, D. Xiao, J. Shan
Nature Photonics 12 (8), 451–460 (2018)
DOI: 10.1038/s41566-018-0204-6

Controlling magnetism in 2D CrI₃ by electrostatic doping
S. Jiang, L. Li, Z. Wang, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature Nanotechnology 13 (7), 549–553 (2018)
DOI: 10.1038/s41565-018-0135-x

Valley-Selective Exciton Bistability in a Suspended Monolayer Semiconductor
H. Xie, S. Jiang, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nano Letters 18 (5), 3213-3220 (2018)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b00987

An unusual continuous paramagnetic-limited superconducting phase transition in 2D NbSe₂
E. Sohn, X. Xi, W.-Y. He, S. Jiang, Z. Wang, K. Kang, J.-H. Park, H. Berger, L. Forró, K. T. Law, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Materials 17 (6), 504–508 (2018)
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-018-0061-1

Electrically tunable single- and few-layer MoS2 nanoelectromechanical systems with broad dynamic range
J. Lee, Z. Wang, K. He, R. Yang, J. Shan, P.X.L. Feng
Science Advances 4 (3), eaao6653 (2018)
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aao6653

Mirrors made of a single atomic layer
K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature 556 (7700), 177-178 (2018)
DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-04089-1

Electric-field switching of two-dimensional van der Waals magnets
S. Jiang, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Materials 17 (5), 406–410 (2018)
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-018-0040-6

Strongly Interaction-Enhanced Valley Magnetic Response in Monolayer WSe₂
Z. Wang, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Physical Review Letters 120 (6), 066402 (2018)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.066402

Electrical Tuning of Interlayer Exciton Gases in WSe₂ Bilayers
Z. Wang, Y.-H. Chiu, K. Honz, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nano Letters 18 (1), 137–143 (2018)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b03667

2017

2D materials for silicon photonics
Y. Tang, K. F. Mak
Nature Nanotechnology 12 (12), 1121-1122 (2017)
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2017.230

Valley magnetoelectricity in single-layer MoS₂
J. Lee, Z. Wang, H. Xie, K. F. Mak, & J. Shan
Nature Materials 16 (9), 887-891 (2017)
DOI: 10.1038/nmat4931

Vapor–liquid–solid synthesis of ZnSnN₂
P. C. Quayle, G. T. Junno, K. He, E. W. Blanton, J. Shan, K. Kash
Physica Status Solidi B 254 (8), 1600718 (2017)
DOI: 10.1002/pssb.201600718

Characterization and control of ZnGeN₂ cation lattice ordering
E. W. Blanton, K. He, J. Shan, K. Kash
Journal of Crystal Growth 461, 38–45 (2017)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2017.01.008

Raman study of the vibrational modes in ZnGeN₂ (0001)
E. W. Blanton, M. Hagemann, K. He, J. Shan, W. RL Lambrecht, K. Kash
Journal of Applied Physics 121 (5), 055704 (2017)
DOI: 10.1063/1.4975040

Probing the Spin-Polarized Electronic Band Structure in Monolayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenides by Optical Spectroscopy
Z. Wang, L. Zhao, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nano Letters 17 (2), 740-746 (2017)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03855

Valley- and spin-polarized Landau levels in monolayer WSe₂
Z. Wang, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Nanotechnology 12 (2), 144–149 (2017)
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2016.213

2016

NaSn₂As₂: An Exfoliatable Layered van der Waals Zintl Phase
M. Q. Arguilla, J. Katoch, K. Krymowski, N. D. Cultrara, J. Xu, X. Xi, A. Hanks, S. Jiang, R. Dominic Ross, R. J. Koch, S. Ulstrup, A. Bostwick, C. M. Jozwiak, D. W. McComb, E. Rotenberg, J. Shan, W. Windl, R. K. Kawakami, J. E. Goldberger
ACS Nano 10 (10), 9500-9508 (2016)
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b04609

Gate Tuning of Electronic Phase Transitions in Two-Dimensional NbSe₂
X. Xi, H. Berger, L. Forró, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Physical Review Letters 117 (10), 106801 (2016)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.106801

Vortex phase transitions in monolayer FeSe film on SrTiO₃
W. Zhao, C.-Z. Chang, X. Xi, K. F. Mak, J. S. Moodera
2D Materials 3 (2), 024006 (2016)
DOI: 10.1088/2053-1583/3/2/024006

Photonics and optoelectronics of 2D semiconductor transition metal dichalcogenides
K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature Photonics 10 (4), 216–226 (2016)
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2015.282

Electrical control of the valley Hall effect in bilayer MoS₂ transistors
J. Lee, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nature Nanotechnology 11 (5), 421–425 (2016)
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2015.337

Ising pairing in superconducting NbSe₂ atomic layers
X. Xi, Z. Wang, W. Zhao, J.-H. Park, K. T. Law, H. Berger, L. Forró, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Physics 12 (2), 139–143 (2016)
DOI: 10.1038/nphys3538

2015

Strongly enhanced charge-density-wave order in monolayer NbSe₂
X. Xi, L. Zhao, Z. Wang, H. Berger, L. Forró, J. Shan, K. F. Mak
Nature Nanotechnology 10 (9), 765–769 (2015)
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2015.143

Effect of Surface States on Terahertz Emission from the Bi₂Se₃ Surface
L. G. Zhu, B. Kubera, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Scientific Reports 5 (1), 10308 (2015)
DOI: 10.1038/srep10308

High-mobility three-atom-thick semiconducting films with wafer-scale homogeneity
K. Kang, S. Xie, L. Huang, Y. Han, P. Y. Huang, K. F. Mak, C. J. Kim, D. Muller, J. Park
Nature 520 (7549), 656-660 (2015)
DOI: 10.1038/nature14417

Charge-neutral disorder and polytypes in heterovalent wurtzite-based ternary semiconductors: The importance of the octet rule
P. C. Quayle, E. W. Blanton, A. Punya, G. T. Junno, K. He, L. Han, H. Zhao, J. Shan, W. R. Lambrecht, K. Kash
Physical Review B 91 (20), 205207 (2015)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.91.205207

Black phosphorus nanoelectromechanical resonators vibrating at very high frequencies
Z. Wang, H. Jia, X. Zheng, R. Yang, Z. Wang, G. J. Ye, X. H. Chen, J. Shan, P. X.-L. Feng
Nanoscale 7 (3), 877-884 (2015)
DOI: 10.1039/C4NR04829F

Breaking of Valley Degeneracy by Magnetic Field in Monolayer MoSe₂
D. MacNeill, C. Heikes, K. F. Mak, Z. Anderson, A. Kormányos, V. Zólyomi, J. Park, D. C. Ralph
Physical Review Letters 114 (3), 037401 (2015)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.037401

2014

Possible Topological Superconducting Phases of MoS₂
N. F. Q. Yuan, K. F. Mak, K. T. Law
Physical Review Letters 113 (9), 097001 (2014)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.097001

Air damping of atomically thin MoS₂ nanomechanical resonators
J. Lee, Z. Wang, K. He, J. Shan, P. X.-L. Feng
Applied Physics Letters 105 (2), 023104 (2014)
DOI: 10.1063/1.4890387

Tightly Bound Excitons in Monolayer WSe₂
K. He, N. Kumar, L. Zhao, Z. Wang, K. F. Mak, H. Zhao, J. Shan
Physical Review Letters 113 (2), 026803 (2014)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.026803

The valley Hall effect in MoS₂ transistors
K. F. Mak, K. L. McGill, J. Park, P. L. McEuen
Science 344 (6191), 1489–1492 (2014)
DOI: 10.1126/science.1250140

Tuning Many-Body Interactions in Graphene: The Effects of Doping on Excitons and Carrier Lifetimes
K. F. Mak, F. H. da Jornada, K. He, J. Deslippe, N. Petrone, J. Hone, J. Shan, S. G. Louie, T. F Heinz
Physical Review Letters 112 (20), 207401 (2014)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.207401

Nonlinear fluorescence modulation of an organic dye for optical data storage
C.W. Christenson, A. Saini, B. Valle, J. Shan, K.D. Singer
Journal of the Optical Society of America B 31 (3), 637-641 (2014)
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.31.000637

Embracing Structural Nonidealities and Asymmetries in Two-Dimensional Nanomechanical Resonators
Z. Wang, J. Lee, K. He, J. Shan, P. X.-L. Feng
Scientific Reports 4 (1), 3919 (2014)
DOI: 10.1038/srep03919

2013

Observation of intense second harmonic generation from MoS₂ atomic crystals
L. M. Malard, T. V. Alencar, A.P.M. Barboza, K. F. Mak, A.M. de Paula
Physical Review B 87 (20), 201401 (2013)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.201401

Probing Symmetry Properties of Few-Layer MoS₂ and h-BN by Optical Second-Harmonic Generation
Y. Li, Y. Rao, K. F. Mak, Y. You, S. Wang, C. R. Dean, T. F. Heinz
Nano Letters 13 (7), 3329-3333 (2013)
DOI: 10.1021/nl401561r

Real-Time Observation of Interlayer Vibrations in Bilayer and Few-Layer Graphene
D. Boschetto, L. Malard, C. H. Lui, K. F. Mak, Z. Li, H. Yan, T. F. Heinz
Nano Letters 13 (10), 4620-4623 (2013)
DOI: 10.1021/nl401713h

Experimental Demonstration of Continuous Electronic Structure Tuning via Strain in Atomically Thin MoS₂
K. He, C. Poole, K. F. Mak, J. Shan
Nano Letters 13 (6), 2931-2936 (2013)
DOI: 10.1021/nl4013166

Controlling the spontaneous emission rate of monolayer MoS₂ in a photonic crystal nanocavity
X. Gan, Y. Gao, K. F. Mak, X. Yao, R. J. Shiue, A. van der Zande, M. Trusheim, F. Hatami, T. F. Heinz, J. Hone, D. Englund
Applied Physics Letters 103 (18), 181119 (2013)
DOI: 10.1063/1.4826679

High-Contrast Electrooptic Modulation of a Photonic Crystal Nanocavity by Electrical Gating of Graphen
X. Gan, R. J. Shiue, Y. Gao, K. F. Mak, X. Yao, L. Li, A. Szep, D. Walker Jr., J. Hone, T. F. Heinz, D. Englund
Nano Letters 13 (2), 691-696 (2013)
DOI: 10.1021/nl304357u

Observation of intra- and inter-band transitions in the transient optical response of graphene
L. M. Malard, K. F. Mak, A. H. Castro Neto, N. M. R. Peres, T. F. Heinz
New Journal of Physics 15 (1), 015009 (2013)
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/15/1/015009

Tightly bound trions in monolayer MoS₂
K. F. Mak, K. He, C. Lee, G. H. Lee, J. Hone, T. F. Heinz, J. Shan
Nature Materials 12 (3), 207–211 (2013)
DOI: 10.1038/nmat3505

Synthesis, lattice structure, and band gap of ZnSnN₂
P.C. Quayle, K. He, J. Shan, K. Kash
MRS Communications 3 (3), 135-138 (2013)
DOI: 10.1557/mrc.2013.19

Size dependence of two-photon absorption in semiconductor quantum dots
G. Dakovski, J. Shan
Journal of Applied Physics 114 (1), 014301 (2013)
DOI: 10.1063/1.4811349

High Frequency MoS₂ Nanomechanical Resonators
J. Lee, Z. Wang, K. He, J. Shan, P. X.-L. Feng
ACS Nano 7 (7), 6086–6091 (2013)
DOI: 10.1021/nn4018872

Orientation of luminescent excitons in layered nanomaterials
J. A. Schuller, S. Karaveli, T. Schiros, K. He, S. Yang, I. Kymissis, J. Shan, R. Zia
Nature Nanotechnology 8 (4), 271–276 (2013)
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2013.20

Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in Two-Dimensional Materials Beyond Graphene
S. Z. Butler, S. M. Hollen, L. Cao, Y. Cui, J. A. Gupta, H. R. Gutiérrez, T. F. Heinz, S. S. Hong, J. Huang, A. F. Ismach, E. Johnston-Halperin, M. Kuno, V. V. Plashnitsa, R. D. Robinson, R. Ruoff, S. Salahuddin, J. Shan, L. Shi, M. G. Spencer, M. Terrones, W. Windl, J. E. Goldberger
ACS Nano 7 (4), 2898–2926 (2013)
DOI: 10.1021/nn400280c

2012

Strong Enhancement of Light–Matter Interaction in Graphene Coupled to a Photonic Crystal Nanocavity
X. Gan, K. F. Mak, Y. Gao, Y. You, F. Hatami, J. Hone, T. F. Heinz, D. Englund
Nano Letters 12 (11), 5626-5631 (2012)
DOI: 10.1021/nl302746n

Optical spectroscopy of graphene: From the far infrared to the ultraviolet
K. F. Mak, L. Ju, F. Wang, T. F. Heinz
Solid State Communications 152 (15), 1341-1349 (2012)
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2012.04.064

Roll-to-Roll Fabrication of Multilayer Films for High Capacity Optical Data Storage
C. Ryan, C. W. Christenson, B. Valle, A. Saini, J. Lott, J. Johnson, D. Schiraldi, C. Weder, E. Baer, K. D. Singer, J. Shan
Advanced Materials 24 (38), 5222–5226 (2012)
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201200669

Carrier Dynamics in Si Nanowires Fabricated by Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching
H. Tang, L. Zhu, L. Zhao, X. Zhang, J. Shan, S. Lee
ACS Nano 6 (9), 7814–7819 (2012)
DOI: 10.1021/nn301891s

Control of valley polarization in monolayer MoS₂ by optical helicity
K. F. Mak, K. He, J. Shan, T. F. Heinz
Nature Nanotechnology 7 (8), 494–498 (2012)
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.96

Structure-Dependent Fano Resonances in the Infrared Spectra of Phonons in Few-Layer Graphene
Z. Q. Li, C. H. Lui, E. Cappelluti, L. Benfatto, K. F. Mak, L. G. Carr, J. Shan, T. F. Heinz
Physical Review Letters 108 (15), 156801 (2012)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.156801

2011

Observation of an electrically tunable band gap in trilayer graphene
C. H. Lui, Z. Li, K. F. Mak, E. Cappelluti, T. F. Heinz
Nature Physics 7 (12), 944-947 (2011)
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2102

Two-Photon 3D Optical Data Storage via Aggregate Switching of Excimer-Forming Dyes
J. Lott, C. Ryan, B. Valle, J. R. Johnson, D. A. Schiraldi1, J. Shan, K. D. Singer, C. Weder
Advanced Materials 23 (21), 2425–2429 (2011)
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201100458

Carrier dynamics in semiconductors studied with time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy
R. Ulbricht, E. Hendry, J. Shan, T. F. Heinz, M. Bonn
Reviews of Modern Physics 83 (2), 543–586 (2011)
DOI: 10.1103/RevModPhys.83.543

Seeing Many-Body Effects in Single- and Few-Layer Graphene: Observation of Two-Dimensional Saddle-Point Excitons
K. F. Mak, J. Shan, T. F. Heinz
Physical Review Letters 106 (4), 046401 (2011)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.046401

2010

Measurement of the thermal conductance of the graphene/SiO₂ interface
K. F. Mak, C. H. Lui, T. F. Heinz
Applied Physics Letters 97 (22), 221904 (2010)
DOI: 10.1063/1.3511537

Atomically Thin MoS₂: A New Direct-Gap Semiconductor
K. F. Mak, C. Lee, J. Hone, J. Shan, T. F. Heinz
Physical Review Letters 105 (13), 136805 (2010)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.136805

Ultrafast Photoluminescence from Graphene
C. H. Lui, K. F. Mak, J. Shan, T. F. Heinz
Physical Review Letters 105 (12), 127404 (2010)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.127404

The evolution of electronic structure in few-layer graphene revealed by optical spectroscopy
K. F. Mak, M. Y. Sfeir, J. A. Misewich, T. F. Heinz
PNAS 107 (34), 14999-15004 (2010)
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1004595107

Electron and Optical Phonon Temperatures in Electrically Biased Graphene
S. Berciaud, M. Y. Han, K. F. Mak, L. E. Brus, P. Kim, T. F. Heinz
Physical Review Letters 104 (22), 227401 (2010)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.227401

Electronic Structure of Few-Layer Graphene: Experimental Demonstration of Strong Dependence on Stacking Sequence
K. F. Mak, J. Shan, T. F. Heinz
Physical Review Letters 104 (17), 176404 (2010)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.176404

Before 2010

Ultraflat graphene
C. H. Lui, L. Liu, K. F. Mak, G. W. Flynn, T. F. Heinz
Nature 462 (7271), 339-341 (2009)
DOI: 10.1038/nature08569

Time-resolved Raman spectroscopy of optical phonons in graphite: Phonon anharmonic coupling and anomalous stiffening
H. Yan, D. Song, K. F. Mak, I. Chatzakis, J. Maultzsch, T. F. Heinz
Physical Review B 80 (12), 121403(R) (2009)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.121403

Observation of an Electric-Field-Induced Band Gap in Bilayer Graphene by Infrared Spectroscopy
K. F. Mak, C. H. Lui, J. Shan, T. F. Heinz
Physical Review Letters 102 (25), 256405 (2009)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.256405

Circularly polarized light in the single-cycle limit: the nature of highly polychromatic radiation of defined polarization
J. Shan, J. I. Dadap, T. F. Heinz
Optics Express 17 (9), 7431-7439 (2009)
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.007431

Measurement of the Optical Conductivity of Graphene
K. F. Mak, M. Y. Sfeir, Y. Wu, C. H. Lui, J. A. Misewich, T. F. Heinz
Physical Review Letters 101 (19), 196405 (2008)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.196405

Terahertz Photonic Crystals Based on Barium Titanate/Polymer Nanocomposites
J. Lott, C. Xia, L. Kosnosky, C. Weder, J. Shan
Advanced Materials 20 (19), 3649-3653 (2008)
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200800531

Terahertz Electric Polarizability of Excitons in PbSe and CdSe Quantum Dots
G. Dakovski, S. Lan, C. Xia, J. Shan
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 111 (16), 5904-5908 (2007)
DOI: 10.1021/jp069026o

Exciton polarizability in semiconductor nanocrystals
F. Wang, J. Shan, M. Bonn, M. Islam, I. Herman, T. F. Heinz
Nature Materials 5 (11), 861-864 (2006)
DOI: 10.1038/nmat1739

Experimental study of optical second-harmonic scattering from spherical nanoparticles
J. Shan, J. I Dadap, I. Stiopkin, G. Reider, T. F. Heinz
Physical Review A 73 (2), 023819 (2006)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.73.023819

Finite pump-beam-size effects in optical pump–terahertz probe spectroscopy
G. Dakovski, B. Kubera, S. Lan, J. Shan
Journal of the Optical Society of America B 23 (1), 139-141 (2006)
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.000139

Localized terahertz generation via optical rectification in ZnTe
G. Dakovski, B. Kubera, J. Shan
Journal of the Optical Society of America B 22 (8), 1667-1670 (2005)
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.22.001667

Conductivity of solvated electrons in hexane investigated with terahertz time-domain spectroscopy
E. Knoesel, M. Bonn, J. Shan, F. Wang, T. F. Heinz
Journal of Chemical Physics 121 (1), 394-404 (2004)
DOI: 10.1063/1.1757442

Theory of optical second-harmonic generation from a sphere of centrosymmetric material: small-particle limit
J. I. Dadap, J. Shan, T. F. Heinz
Journal of the Optical Society of America B 21 (7), 1328-1347 (2004)
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.21.001328

Electron transport in TiO₂ probed by THz time-domain spectroscopy
E. Hendry, F. Wang, J. Shan, T. F. Heinz, M. Bonn
Physical Review B 69 (8), 081101 (2004)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.69.081101

Measurement of the Frequency-Dependent Conductivity in Sapphire
J. Shan, F. Wang, E. Knoesel, M. Bonn, T. F. Heinz
Physical Review Letters 90 (24), 247401 (2003)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.247401

Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy based on nonlinear optics
J. Shan, A. Nahata, T. F. Heinz
Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials 11 (1), 31-48 (2002)
DOI: 10.1142/S0218863502000845

Origin of magnetic field enhancement in the generation of terahertz radiation from semiconductor surfaces
J. Shan, C. Weiss, R. Wallenstein, R. Beigang, T. F. Heinz
Optics Letters 26 (11), 849-851 (2001)
DOI: 10.1364/OL.26.000849

Charge Transport and Carrier Dynamics in Liquids Probed by THz Time-Domain Spectroscopy
E. Knoesel, M. Bonn, J. Shan, T. F. Heinz
Physical Review Letters 86 (2), 340-343 (2001)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.340

Single-shot measurement of terahertz electromagnetic pulses by use of electro-optic sampling
J. Shan, A. S. Weling, E. Knoesel, M. Bonn, G. A. Reider, L. Bartels, T. F. Heinz
Optics Letters 25 (6), 426-428 (2000)
DOI: 10.1364/OL.25.000426

Second-Harmonic Rayleigh Scattering from a Sphere of Centrosymmetric Material
J. I. Dadap, J. Shan, K. B. Eisenthal, T. F. Heinz
Physical Review Letters 83 (20), 4045-4048 (1999)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.4045

Measurement of the vector character of electric fields by optical second-harmonic generation
J. I. Dadap, J. Shan, A. Weling, J. A. Misewich, A. Nahata, T. F. Heinz
Optics Letters 24 (15), 1059-1061 (1999)
DOI: 10.1364/OL.24.001059

Homodyne detection of second-harmonic generation as a probe of electric fields
J. I. Dadap, J. Shan, A. S. Weling, J. A. Misewich, T. F. Heinz
Applied Physics B 68 (3), 333-341 (1999)
DOI: 10.1007/s003400050628

Susceptibility of Chaotic Systems to Perturbations
P.V. Elyutin, J. Shan
Physical Review Letters 77 (25), 5043-5046 (1996)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.5043