Topological valley plasmons in twisted monolayer-double graphene moir\'e superlattices
Abstract
In topological photonics, artificial photonic structures are constructed for realizing nontrivial unidirectional propagation of photonic information. On the other hand, moir\'e superlattices are emerging as an important avenue for engineering quantum materials with novel properties. In this paper, we combine these two aspects and demonstrate theoretically that moir\'e superlattices of small-angle twisted monolayer-bilayer graphene provide a natural platform for valley protected plasmons. Particularly, a complete plasmonic bandgap appears stemming from the distinct optical conductivities of the ABA and ABC stacked triangular domains. Moreover, the plasmonic crystals exhibit nonzero valley Chern numbers and unidirectional transport of plasmonic edge states protected from inter-valley scattering is presented.
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@article{arxiv.2403.07268,
title = {Topological valley plasmons in twisted monolayer-double graphene moir\'e superlattices},
author = {Weiwei Luo and Jiang Fan and Alexey B. Kuzmenko and Wei Cai and Jingjun Xu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.07268},
year = {2024}
}