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Moir\'e magnets

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2020-01-10 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We introduce a general framework to study moir\'e structures of two-dimensional Van der Waals magnets using continuum field theory. The formalism eliminates quasiperiodicity and allows a full understanding of magnetic structures and their excitations. In particular, we analyze in detail twisted bilayers of N\'eel antiferromagnets on the honeycomb lattice. A rich phase diagram with non-collinear twisted phases is obtained, and spin waves are further calculated. Direct extensions to zig-zag antiferromagnets and ferromagnets are also presented. We anticipate the results and formalism presented to lead to a broad range of applications to both fundamental research and experiments.

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@article{arxiv.2001.02796,
  title  = {Moir\'e magnets},
  author = {Kasra Hejazi and Zhu-Xi Luo and Leon Balents},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.02796},
  year   = {2020}
}
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