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The sum of symmetries is lower than its parts

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A Berry curvature dipole can be generated at certain symmetry-mismatched van der Waals hetero-interfaces even though each material has no Berry curvature dipole in its band structure.

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Fig. 1: Berry curvature dipole and photocurrent generation at symmetry mismatched hetero-interfaces.

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Seifert, P., Kastl, C. The sum of symmetries is lower than its parts. Nat. Nanotechnol. 18, 844–845 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-023-01427-x

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