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We theoretically study the Hofstadter butterfly of a triangular network model in minimally twisted bilayer graphene (mTBLG). The band structure manifests periodicity in energy, mimicking that of Floquet systems. The butterfly diagrams…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-08-20 Yang-Zhi Chou , Fengcheng Wu , Sankar Das Sarma

We analyze a square lattice graph in a magnetic field assuming that the vertex coupling is of a particular type violating the time reversal invariance. Calculating the spectrum numerically for rational values of the flux per plaquette we…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-05-31 Marzieh Baradaran , Pavel Exner , Jiří Lipovský

In twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) a moir\'e pattern forms that introduces a new length scale to the material. At the 'magic' twist angle of 1.1{\deg}, this causes a flat band to form, yielding emergent properties such as correlated…

Celebrating its golden jubilee, the Hofstadter butterfly fractal emerges as a remarkable fusion of art and science. This iconic X shaped fractal captivates physicists, mathematicians, and enthusiasts alike by elegantly illustrating the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-07-21 Indubala Satija

In a tight-binding model of AA-stacked bilayer graphene, it is demonstrated that a bound defect state within the region of continuous spectrum can exist stably with respect to variations in the strength of a perpendicular magnetic field.…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-07-13 Stephen P. Shipman , Jorge Villalobos

Graphene superlattices were shown to exhibit high-temperature quantum oscillations due to periodic emergence of delocalized Bloch states in high magnetic fields such that unit fractions of the flux quantum pierce a superlattice unit cell.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-05-02 R. Krishna Kumar , A. Mishchenko , X. Chen , S. Pezzini , G. H. Auton , L. A. Ponomarenko , U. Zeitler , L. Eaves , V. I. Fal'ko , A. K. Geim

In this article we study the Bistritzer-MacDonald (BM) model with external magnetic field. We study the spectral properties of the Hamiltonian in an external magnetic field with a particular emphasis on the flat band of the chiral model at…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-01-05 Simon Becker , Xiaowen Zhu

The two-dimensional Falicov-Kimball model in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field is investigated by the dynamical mean-field theory. Within the model the interplay between electron correlations and the fine electron structure due…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2010-06-17 Minh-Tien Tran

In this work, we report original properties inherent to independent particles subjected to a magnetic field by emphasizing the existence of regular structures in the energy spectrum's outline. We show that this fractal curve, the well-known…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-07-14 N. Goldman

The dc conductance and the Hall voltage of planar arrays of interconnected quantum wires are calculated numerically. Our systems are derived from finite patches of aperiodic graphs, with completely symmetric scatterers placed on their…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Uwe Grimm , Florian Gagel , Michael Schreiber

We study theoretically the properties of buckled graphene-like materials, such as silicene and germanene, in a strong perpendicular magnetic field and a periodic potential. We analyze how the spin-orbit interaction and the perpendicular…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-04-09 Vadym M. Apalkov , Tapash Chakraborty

Advances in material fabrication techniques and growth methods have opened up a new chapter for twistronics, in the form of twisted freestanding three-dimensional material membranes. Through first-principles calculations based on density…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-06-06 Seungjun Lee , D. J. P. de Sousa , Bharat Jalan , Tony Low

Moire superlattices in twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) and its derived structures can host exotic correlated quantum phenomena because the narrow moire flat minibands in those systems effectively enhance the electron-electron interaction.…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-10-18 Qiaoling Xu , Yuzheng Guo , Lede Xian

We theoretically study the electronic structure of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene with disordered moir\'e patterns. By using an extended continuum model incorporating non-uniform lattice distortion, we find that the local density of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-06-29 Naoto Nakatsuji , Mikito Koshino

Moir\'e superlattices in the twisted bilayer graphene provide an unprecedented platform to investigate a wide range of exotic quantum phenomena. Recently, the twist degree of freedom has been introduced into various classical wave systems,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-12-01 Weixuan Zhang , Deyuan Zou , Qingsong Pei , Wenjing He , Houjun Sun , Xiangdong Zhang

Strong magnetic fields profoundly affect the quantum physics of charged particles, as seen for example by the integer and fractionally quantized Hall effects, and the fractal `Hofstadter butterfly' spectrum of electrons in the presence of a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-12-19 Jie Wang , Jiawei Zang , Jennifer Cano , Andrew J. Millis

Bilayer graphene twisted at the angle of about 1.1{\deg} better known as magic angle, exhibits ultra-flat moir\'e superlattice bands that are a source of highly-tunable, exotic quantum phenomena. Such phenomena, like superconductivity,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-11-05 Giovanna Feraco , Wissem Boubaker , Petra Rudolf , Antonija Grubišić-Čabo

We calculate the electronic structure in quasiperiodic double-moir\'e systems of graphene sandwiched by hexagonal boron nitride, and identify the topological invariants of energy gaps. We find that the electronic spectrum contains a number…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-08-04 Hiroki Oka , Mikito Koshino

We calculate the energy spectrum of an electron moving in a two-dimensional lattice which is defined by an electric potential and an applied perpendicular magnetic field modulated by a periodic surface magnetization. The spatial direction…

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

We report an exact map into one dimensional effective chains, of the tight-binding Hamiltonian for electrons in armchair and zigzag graphene nanoribbons with any uniaxial ripple. This mapping is used for studying the effect of uniaxial…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-07-26 Pedro Roman-Taboada , Gerardo G. Naumis