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We propose a means to realize two-dimensional quasiperiodic structures by trapping atoms in an optical potential. The structures have eight-fold symmetry and are closely related to the well-known quasiperiodic octagonal (Ammann-Beenker)…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2013-12-18 Anuradha Jagannathan , Michel Duneau

We develop a theoretical framework for Landau levels in quasi-periodic twisted bilayer graphene at a $30^\circ$ twist angle, a system without translational symmetry but possessing 12-fold rotational symmetry. Using a quasi-band formalism,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-22 Masaru Hitomi , Takuto Kawakami , Mikito Koshino

Using molecular dynamics simulations, we study computational self-assembly of one-component three-dimensional dodecagonal (12-fold) quasicrystals in systems with two-length-scale potentials. Existing criteria for three-dimensional…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-05-04 Roman Ryltsev , Nikolay Chtchelkatchev

Moir\'e structures formed by twisting three layers of graphene with two independent twist angles present an ideal platform for studying correlated quantum phenomena, as an infinite set of angle pairs is predicted to exhibit flat bands.…

We study above-barrier scattering of Dirac electrons by a smooth electrostatic potential combined with a coordinate-dependent mass in graphene. We assume that the potential and mass are sufficiently smooth, so that we can define a small…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-08-29 K. J. A. Reijnders , D. S. Minenkov , M. I. Katsnelson , S. Yu. Dobrokhotov

Using the transfer matrix method, the present paper attempt to determine the properties of the photonic spectra of the Dodecanacci superconductor-metamaterial one-dimensional quasiperiodic multilayer. The numerical calculation is supported…

We calculate the quasiparticle properties of chiral two-dimensional Dirac electrons in graphene within the Landau Fermi Liquid scheme based on $GW$ approximation in the presence of disorder. Disorder effects due to charged impurity…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Qaiumzadeh , N. Arabchi , R. Asgari

Multilayer moir\'e materials can exhibit topological electronic features yet are inherently quasiperiodic -- leading to wave function interference whose Anderson-localizing tendency can be mitigated by topology. We consider a quasiperiodic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-01-22 Xinghai Zhang , Justin H. Wilson , Matthew S. Foster

Quasicrystals provide a fascinating class of materials with intriguing properties. Despite a strong potential for numerous technical applications, the conditions under which quasicrystals form are still poorly understood. Currently, it is…

Materials Science · Physics 2010-05-13 J. Mikhael , M. Schmiedeberg , S. Rausch , J. Roth , H. Stark , C. Bechinger

In recent experimental and theoretical studies of graphene, disorder scattering processes have been suggested to play an important role in its electronic and transport properties. In the preceding paper, it has been shown that the…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2023-08-08 Yanru Chen , Bo Fu , Jinrong Xu , Qinwei Shi , Ping Cui , Zhenyu Zhang

Quasicrystals, realized in metal alloys, are a class of lattices exhibiting symmetries that fall outside the usual classification for periodic crystals. They do not have translational symmetry and yet the lattice points are well ordered.…

Optics · Physics 2009-11-13 Jun Xu , Rui Ma , Xia Wang , Wing Yim Tam

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

The dodecagonal quasicrystal classified into the five-dimensional space group P126/mmc, recently discovered in a Mn-Cr-Ni-Si alloy, has been analyzed using atomic-resolution spherical aberration-corrected electron microscopy, i.e.…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-02-17 Tsutomu Ishimasa , Shuhei Iwami , Norihito Sakaguchi , Ryo Oota , Marek Mihalkovic

The propagation of Dirac fermions in graphene through a long-period periodic potential would result in a band folding together with the emergence of a series of cloned Dirac points (DPs). In highly aligned graphene/hexagonal boron nitride…

The low energy spectrum of a particle in planar honeycomb lattices is conical, which leads to the unusual electronic properties of graphene. In this letter we calculate the quasienergy spectra of a charged particle in honeycomb lattices…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-05-13 Wei Zhang , Ping Zhang , Suqing Duan , Xian-Geng Zhao

Epitaxial graphene on SiC possesses, quite remarkably, an electron spectrum similar to that of freestanding samples. Yet, the coupling to the substrate, albeit small, affects the quasiparticle properties. Combining \emph{ab initio}…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-05-19 Oleg Pankratov , Stephan Hensel , Michel Bockstedte

Due to their aperiodic nature, quasicrystals are one of the least understood phases in statistical physics. One significant complication they present in comparison to their periodic counterparts is the fact that any quasicrystal can be…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-02-01 Etienne Fayen , Laura Filion , Giuseppe Foffi , Frank Smallenburg

Drawing inspiration from bilayer graphene, this paper introduces its photonic analog comprising two stacked graphene-like photonic crystals, that are coupled in the near-field through spoof surface plasmons. Beyond the twist degree of…

Quasicrystals are characterized by quasi-periodic arrangements of atoms. The description of their mechanics involves deformation and a (so called phason) vector field accounting at macroscopic scale of local phase changes, due to atomic…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-11-23 Luca Bisconti , Paolo Maria Mariano

We demonstrate that, at the onset of conduction, an electrostatically defined quantum wire in bilayer graphene (BLG) with an interlayer asymmetry gap may act as a 1D semimetal, due to the multiple minivalley dispersion of its lowest…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-09-25 Thomas L M Lane , Angelika Knothe , Vladimir I Fal'ko