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We calculate the energy bands for graphene monolayers when electrons move through a periodic electrostatic potential in the presence of a uniform perpendicular magnetic field. We clearly demonstrate the quantum fractal nature of the energy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-19 Godfrey Gumbs , Andrii Iurov , Danhong Huang , Liubov Zhemchuzhna

Electrons exposed to a two-dimensional (2D) periodic potential and a uniform, perpendicular magnetic field exhibit a fractal, self-similiar energy spectrum known as the Hofstadter butterfly. Recently, related high-temperature quantum…

We investigate the electronic spectra and quantum Hall effect in twisted bilayer graphenes with various rotation angles under magnetic fields, using a model rigorously including the interlayer interaction. We describe the spectral evolution…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-05-31 Pilkyung Moon , Mikito Koshino

The problem of two-dimensional, independent electrons subject to a periodic potential and a uniform perpendicular magnetic field unveils surprisingly rich physics, as epitomized by the fractal energy spectrum known as Hofstadter's…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-10-23 S. Janecek , M. Aichinger , E. R. Hernandez

In this chapter, we investigate the energy spectra as well as the bulk and surface states in a two-dimensional system composed of a coupled stack of one-dimensional dimerized chains in the presence of an external magnetic field.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-09-17 Larry Li , Marcin Abram , Abhinav Prem , Stephan Haas

The properties of the Hofstadter butterfly, a fractal, self similar spectrum of a two dimensional electron gas, are studied in the case where the system is additionally illuminated with monochromatic light. This is accomplished by applying…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-10-23 Martin Wackerl , Paul Wenk , John Schliemann

The self-similar energy spectrum of a particle in a periodic potential under a magnetic field, known as the Hofstadter butterfly, is determined by the lattice geometry as well as the external field. Recent realizations of artificial gauge…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2017-07-05 F. Yılmaz , M. Ö. Oktel

The Hofstadter butterfly is one of the first and most fascinating examples of the fractal and self-similar quantum nature of free electrons in a lattice pierced by a perpendicular magnetic field. However, the direct experimental…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-11-08 David Bodesheim , Robert Biele , Gianaurelio Cuniberti

We give a perspective on the Hofstadter butterfly (fractal energy spectrum in magnetic fields), which we have shown to arise specifically in three-dimensional(3D) systems in our previous work. (i) We first obtain the `phase diagram' on a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. Koshino , H. Aoki , T. Osada , K. Kuroki , S. Kagoshima

Two-dimensional electron systems in both magnetic fields and periodic potentials are described by Hofstadter butterfly, a fundamental problem of solid-state physics. While moir\'e systems provide a powerful method to realize this spectrum,…

The far-infrared absorption of a two-dimensional electron gas with a square-lattice modulation in a perpendicular constant magnetic field is calculated self-consistently within the Hartree approximation. For strong modulation and short…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Vidar Gudmundsson , Rolf R. Gerhardts

The large lattice constant of Moire superlattice formed in twisted bilayer graphene for small twist enables observing the Landau levels splitting into Hofstadter butterflies in energy spectra for moderate magnetic field. This is expected…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-04-22 Tomasz Chwiej

The Hofstadter butterfly (HB) and mobility edges (MEs) are hallmark phenomena of quasiperiodic systems, yet their interplay remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate their coexistence within a tilt-induced quasiperiodic potential on a square…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2026-05-19 Sanghoon Lee , Kyoung-Min Kim

We investigate the electronic properties in the Bloch electron on a square lattice with vacancies in the uniform magnetic field. We show that a single vacancy site introduced to the system creates a defect energy level in every single…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-08-04 Yoshiyuki Matsuki , Kazuki Ikeda , Mikito Koshino

A unique feature of the complex band structures of moir\'e materials is the presence of minivalleys, their hybridization, and scattering between them. Here we investigate magneto-transport oscillations caused by scattering between…

We study the magnetic field induced Hofstadter butterfly in twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) in various kinds of situations. First, we study the equilibrium case and identify the interlayer hopping processes that are most crucial for the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-04-04 Nadia Benlakhouy , Ahmed Jellal , Hocine Bahlouli , Michael Vogl

We investigate theoretically the spectrum of a graphene-like sample (honeycomb lattice) subjected to a perpendicular magnetic field and irradiated by circularly polarized light. This system is studied using the Floquet formalism, and the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-09-20 S. H. Kooi , A. Quelle , W. Beugeling , C. Morais Smith

The electronic properties of bilayer graphene strongly depend on relative orientation of the two atomic lattices. Whereas Bernal-stacked graphene is most commonly studied, a rotational mismatch between layers opens up a whole new field of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-12-15 Hennrik Schmidt , Johannes C. Rode , Dmitri Smirnov , Rolf J. Haug

In twisted bilayer graphene, long-wavelength lattice fluctuations on the scale of the moir\'e period are dominated by phason modes, i.e., acoustic branches of the incommensurate lattice resulting from coherent superpositions of optical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-10-30 Héctor Ochoa

The energy spectrum of a tight-binding Hamiltonian is studied for the two-dimensional quasiperiodic Rauzy tiling in a perpendicular magnetic field. This spectrum known as a Hofstadter butterfly displays a very rich pattern of bulk gaps that…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-11-30 J. -N Fuchs , J. Vidal