We introduce a new type of van Hove singularity in two dimensions, where a saddle point in momentum space is changed from second-order to high-order. Correspondingly, the density of states near such ``high-order van Hove singularity'' is significantly enhanced from logarithmic to power-law divergence, which promises stronger electron correlation effects. High-order van Hove singularity can be generally achieved by tuning the band structure with a single parameter in moir\'e superlattices, such as twisted bilayer graphene by tuning twist angle or applying pressure, and trilayer graphene by applying vertical electric field.
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@article{arxiv.1901.05432,
title = {Magic of high order van Hove singularity},
author = {Noah F. Q. Yuan and Hiroki Isobe and Liang Fu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1901.05432},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
8 pages and 4 figures, figs. 1, 2 and 3 updated and Supplemental Material added