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Twisted bilayered graphenes at magic angles and Casimir interactions: correlation-driven effects

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2022-10-11 v1 Materials Science Strongly Correlated Electrons Superconductivity Quantum Physics

Abstract

Twisted bilayered graphenes at magic angles are systems housing long ranged periodicity of Moir\'e pattern together with short ranged periodicity associated with the individual graphenes. Such materials are a fertile ground for novel states largely driven by electronic correlations. Here we find that the ubiquitous Casimir force can serve as a platform for macroscopic manifestations of the quantum effects stemming from the magic angle bilayered graphenes properties and their phases determined by electronic correlations. By utilizing comprehensive calculations for the electronic and optical response, we find that Casimir torque can probe anisotropy from the Drude conductivities in nematic states, while repulsion in the Casimir force can help identify topologically nontrivial phases in magic angle twisted bilayered graphenes.

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@article{arxiv.2210.02378,
  title  = {Twisted bilayered graphenes at magic angles and Casimir interactions: correlation-driven effects},
  author = {Pablo Rodriguez-Lopez and Dai-Nam Le and María J. Calderón and Elena Bascones and Lilia M. Woods},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.02378},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

9 pages, 6 figures (main), 7 pages, 7 figures (supplementary); provisionally accepted for publication in 2D Materials

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