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We show that when the pseudomagnetic fields created by long wavelength deformations are appropriately coupled with a scalar electric potential, a significant energy gap can emerge due to the formation of a Haldane state. Ramifications of…

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Nano-magnonic crystals are magnetic waveguides whose magnetic parameters are modulated at the nanoscale. The super-lattice structure enables a band structure and magnonic band-gaps. Here, we numerically investigate the field tunability of…

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We study a one-dimensional chain of identical atoms with two electronic orbitals and two electrons per atom, subject to an external oscillating pressure that periodically modulates the lattice spacing. This leads to time-dependent intra-…

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Lateral superlattices have attracted major interest as this may allow one to modify spectra of two dimensional electron systems and, ultimately, create materials with tailored electronic properties. Previously, it proved difficult to…

We propose a new method to identify transitions from a topological insulator to a band insulator in silicene (the silicon equivalent of graphene) in the presence of perpendicular magnetic and electric fields, by using the R\'enyi-Wehrl…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-02-25 M. Calixto , E. Romera

We study the magnon bands of twisted bilayer honeycomb quantum magnets using linear spin wave theory. Although the interlayer coupling can be ferromagnetic or antiferromagnetic, we keep the intralayer one ferromagnetic to avoid possible…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-08-11 Xingchuan Zhu , Huaiming Guo , Shiping Feng

We investigate the effect of an in-plane AC electric field coupled to electrons in the honeycomb lattice and show that it can be used to manipulate the Dirac points of the electronic structure. We find that the position of the Dirac points…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-01-30 Pierre Delplace , Álvaro Gómez-León , Gloria Platero

We develop a theory for manipulating the effective band structure of interacting helical edge states realized on the boundary of two-dimensional time-reversal symmetric topological insulators. For sufficiently strong interaction, an…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-11-24 Yang-Zhi Chou , Jennifer Cano , J. H. Pixley

Serpentine interconnects are highly stretchable and frequently used in flexible electronic systems. In this work, we show that the undulating geometry of the serpentine interconnects will generate phononic band gaps to manipulate elastic…

Applied Physics · Physics 2017-10-11 Pu Zhang , William J. Parnell

We show that higher-harmonics exchange scattering from a magnetic adatom on the surface of a three dimensional topological insulator leads to a magnetic anisotropy whose magnitude and sign may be tuned by adjusting the chemical potential of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-10-24 Jens Paaske , Erikas Gaidamauskas

As heavy analog of graphene, plumbene is a two-dimensional material with strong spin-orbit coupling effects. Using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), we observe that Pb forms a flat honeycomb lattice on an Fe monolayer on Ir(111). In…

In the emerging world of twisted bilayer structures, the possible configurations are limitless, which enables for a rich landscape of electronic properties. In this paper, we focus on twisted bilayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs)…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-01-04 Yipei Zhang , Zhen Zhan , Francisco Guinea , Jose Angel Silva-Guillen , Shengjun Yuan

The low-energy band-structure of electrons propagating on a lateral surface of a heterostructure consisting of three dimensional topological insulator (TI) and magnetic insulator layers has been calculated. The energy spectrum is highly…

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Rotational misalignment or twisting of two mono-layers of graphene strongly influences its electronic properties. Structurally, twisting leads to large periodic supercell structures, which in turn can support intriguing strongly correlated…

Electronic band gap and transport in quasi-periodic graphene superlattice of double-periodic sequence have been investigated. It is found that such quasi-periodic structure can possess a zero-averaged wave number (zero-$\bar{k}$) gap which…

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We consider a superlattice formed by tunnel-connected identical holes, periodically placed in a two-dimensional topological insulator. We study tunneling transport through helical edges of these holes and demonstrate that the band structure…

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We study characteristic electronic structures in an extended martini lattice model and propose its materialization in $\pi$-electron networks constructed by designated chemisorption on graphene and silicene. By investigating the minimal…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-03-16 Tomonari Mizoguchi , Yanlin Gao , Mina Maruyama , Yasuhiro Hatsugai , Susumu Okada

Starting from the random phase approximation for the weakly coupled multiband tightly-bounded electron systems, we calculate the dielectric matrix in terms of intraband and interband transitions. The advantages of this representation with…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-08-31 P. Zupanovic , A. Bjelis , S. Barisic

Dirac-like band crossings are paradigms in condensed matter systems to emulate high-energy physics phenomena. They are associated with two aspects: gap and tilting. The ability to design sign-changing gap gives rise to band topology,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-01-22 Amir Youssefi , Ahmad Motavassal , Shingo Kono , Seyed Akbar Jafari , Tobias J. Kippenberg

Recently, an atomic-scale two-dimensional silicon carbide monolayer has been synthesized {[}Polley \emph{et al., }Phys. Rev. Lett. \textbf{130},076203 (2023){]} which opens up new possibilities for developing next-generation electronic and…

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