True exciton condensate of one-dimensional electrons through interwire tunneling

TL;DR

This paper predicts the formation of a true bilayer exciton condensate in one-dimensional electron systems, enabled by interwire tunneling and electron-hole interactions, with potential for high-temperature condensation.

Contribution

It introduces a mechanism for creating a true exciton condensate in 1D systems via interwire tunneling and hybridization, invalidating the Mermin--Wagner theorem.

Findings

Condensate temperatures could reach hundreds of Kelvin.

Electron-hole interactions significantly enhance condensate properties.

A phase-coherent exciton condensate can be achieved in 1D systems.

Abstract

We theoretically predict that a true bilayer exciton condensate,characterised by off-diagonal long range order and global phase coherence, can be created in one-dimensional solid state electron systems. The mechanism by which this happens is to introduce a single particle hybridization of electron and hole populations, which locks the phase of the relevant mode and hence invalidates the Mermin--Wagner theorem. Electron--hole interactions then amplify this tendency towards off-diagonal long range order, enhancing the condensate properties by more than an order of magnitude over the noninteracting limit. We show that the temperatures below which a substantial condensate fraction would form could reach hundreds of Kelvin, a benefit of the weak screening in one-dimensional systems.