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A radial InGaAs/GaAs/1-hexadecanethiol superlattice is fabricated by the roll-up of a strained InGaAs/GaAs bilayer passivated with a molecular self-assembled monolayer. Our technique allows the formation of multi-period inorganic/organic…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-25 Christoph Deneke , Ute Zschieschang , Hagen Klauk , Oliver G. Schmidt

We propose a scheme to achieve breathing kagome moir\'e superlattices using three twisted layers of transition metal dichalcogenides. In this scheme, the top and bottom layers are twisted relative to the middle layer by small angles…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-03-18 Adrian Fedorko , Chao-Xing Liu , Zhen Bi

Graphene-based superlattice (SL) formed by a periodic gap modulation is studied theoretically using a Dirac-type Hamiltonian. Analyzing the dispersion relation we have found that new Dirac points arise in the electronic spectrum under…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 G. M. Maksimova , E. S. Azarova , A. V. Telezhnikov , V. A. Burdov

Monolayer AlB$_2$ is composed of two atomic layers: honeycomb borophene and triangular aluminum. In contrast with the bulk phase, monolayer AlB$_2$ is predicted to be a superconductor with a high critical temperature. Here, we demonstrate…

The electronic properties of $\pi$-conjugated two-dimensional (2D) polymers near the Fermi level are determined by structural topology and chemical composition. Thus, tight-binding (TB) calculations of the corresponding fundamental network…

Electron doping is an excellent tuning knob to explore different phases of matter in two-dimensional (2D) materials. For example, tuning the Fermi level at a van Hove singularity in twisted bilayer graphene can enhance electron-electron…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-24 Aitor Garcia-Ruiz , Ming-Hao Liu

We report a two-dimensional artificial lattice for dipolar excitons confined in a GaAs double quantum well. Exploring the regime of large fillings per lattice site, we verify that the lattice depth competes with the magnitude of excitons…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-01-04 Camille Lagoin , Stephan Suffit , Mathieu Bernard , Maxime Vabre , Kenneth West , Kirk Baldwin , Loren Pfeiffer , Francois Dubin

We study the electronic structure of a new type of Fibonacci superlattice based on Si $\delta$-doped GaAs. Assuming that $\delta$-doped layers are equally spaced, quasiperiodicity is introduced by selecting two different donor…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-06-25 F. Dominguez-Adame , E. Macia , B. Mendez

This article reviews the development in our laboratory of magnetic lattices comprising periodic arrays of magnetic microtraps created by patterned magnetic films to trap periodic arrays of ultracold atoms. Recent achievements include the…

Silicene is a monolayer of silicon atoms forming a honeycomb lattice. The lattice is actually made of two sublattices with a tiny separation. Silicene is a topological insulator, which is characterized by a full insulating gap in the bulk…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-11-12 Motohiko Ezawa

Oxidation of two-dimensional (2D) layered materials has proven advantageous in creating oxide/2D material heterostructures, opening the door for a new paradigm of low-power electronic devices. Gallium (II) sulfide ($\beta$-GaS), a hexagonal…

Using an effective medium approach, we describe how by combining mercury-cadmium-telluride semiconductor alloys with band gap energies of opposite signs it may be possible to design a superlattice where the electrons have isotropic…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-02-27 Mário G. Silveirinha , Nader Engheta

High mobility two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) underpin today's silicon based devices and are of fundamental importance for the emerging field of oxide electronics. Such 2DEGs are usually created by engineering band offsets and charge…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-12-13 S. McKeown Walker , F. Y. Bruno , F. Baumberger

Artificial magnetic honeycomb lattice provides a two-dimensional archetypal system to explore novel phenomena of geometrically frustrated magnets. According to theoretical reports, an artificial magnetic honeycomb lattice is expected to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-02-20 B. Summers , Y. Chen , A. Dahal , D. K. Singh

We explore computationally the formation of tri-layer superlattices as an alternative approach for combining ferroelectricity with magnetism to form magnetoelectric multiferroics. We find that the contribution to the superlattice…

Materials Science · Physics 2011-11-09 Alison J. Hatt , Nicola A. Spaldin

The interlayer magnetoresistance of a quasi-two-dimensional layered metal with a d-wave pseudogap is calculated semiclassically. An expression for the interlayer resistivity as a function of the strength and direction of the magnetic field,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-06-08 M. F. Smith , Ross H. McKenzie

We report on magnetotransport measurements on millimetric super-lattices of Co-Fe nanoparticles surrounded by an organic layer. At low temperature, the transition between the Coulomb blockade and the conductive regime becomes abrupt and…

Engineering thermal transport in two dimensional materials, alloys and heterostructures is critical for the design of next-generation flexible optoelectronic and energy harvesting devices. Direct experimental characterization of lattice…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-02-22 Aravind Krishnamoorthy , Nitish Baradwaj , Aiichiro Nakano , Rajiv K. Kalia , Priya Vashishta

Silicene is a monolayer of silicon atoms forming a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice. We investigate the topological properties of a silicene superstructure generated by an external periodic potential. The superstructure is a quantum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-04-12 Motohiko Ezawa

Moir\'e superlattices of two-dimensional van der Waals materials have emerged as a powerful platform for designing electronic band structures and discovering emergent physical phenomena. A key concept involves the creation of…