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Exact Diagonalization for Magic-Angle Twisted Bilayer Graphene

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2021-10-01 v3

Abstract

We report on finite-size exact-diagonalization calculations in a Hilbert space defined by the continuum-model flat moir\'e bands of magic angle twisted bilayer graphene (MATBG). For moir\'e band filling 3>ν>23>|\nu|>2, where superconductivity is strongest, we obtain evidence that the ground state is a spin ferromagnet. Near ν=3|\nu|=3, we find Chern insulator ground states that have spontaneous spin, valley, and sublattice polarization, and demonstrate that the anisotropy energy in this order-parameter space is strongly band-filling-factor dependent. We emphasize that inclusion of the remote band self-energy is necessary for a reliable description of MATBG flat band correlations.

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@article{arxiv.2102.02256,
  title  = {Exact Diagonalization for Magic-Angle Twisted Bilayer Graphene},
  author = {Pawel Potasz and Ming Xie and Allan H. MacDonald},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.02256},
  year   = {2021}
}

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7 pages, 3 figures + SM: 7 pages, 14 figures

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