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Dynamic Moir\'e Potentials and Robust Wigner Crystallization in Large-Scale Twisted Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

Materials Science 2026-04-27 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons Chemical Physics Computational Physics

Abstract

Understanding the dynamical evolution of large-scale moir\'e systems is crucial for connecting theoretical predictions with experimental observations. Here we develop a machine-learning-based workflow, integrating DeePMD and DeepH frameworks with first-principles calculations, to efficiently investigate time-dependent structural and electronic responses in twisted bilayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) with experimentally relevant moir\'e supercells containing over 3000 atoms. Using WS2\mathrm{WS_2} as a representative system, we show that low-temperature lattice vibrations and relaxation deepen the moir\'e potential wells, narrow the lowest conduction band, and facilitate the formation of strongly localized electronic states. Based on DFT-derived moir\'e potentials that incorporate these dynamical effects, density-matrix-renormalization-group (DMRG) simulations reveal robust Wigner crystallization and a kagom\'e-patterned three-electron state, consistent with recent experimental observations. Our workflow provides a practical route for exploring large moir\'e supercells beyond static configurations and offers new insight into the interplay between lattice dynamics, electronic localization, and emergent correlated states in twisted two-dimensional materials.

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@article{arxiv.2604.22343,
  title  = {Dynamic Moir\'e Potentials and Robust Wigner Crystallization in Large-Scale Twisted Transition Metal Dichalcogenides},
  author = {Yifan Ke and Chuanjing Zeng and Xinming Qin and Wei-Lin Tu and Wei Hu and Jinglong Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.22343},
  year   = {2026}
}

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22 pages with 4 figures in the main text, 11 pages with 15 figures in the supplementary

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