English
Related papers

Related papers: Nematic superconductivity in magic-angle twisted b…

200 papers

Twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) exhibits a wide range of intriguing physical properties, such as superconductivity, ferromagnetism, and superlubricity. Depending on the twist angle, periodic moir\'e superlattices form in twisted bilayer…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-06-07 Vahid Morovati , Zhiming Xue , Kenneth M. Liechti , Rui Huang

Twisted bilayer graphene (tBLG) forms a quasicrystal whose structural and electronic properties depend on the angle of rotation between its layers. Here we present a scanning tunneling microscopy study of gate-tunable tBLG devices supported…

We show that the recently observed superconductivity in twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) can be explained as a consequence of the Kohn-Luttinger (KL) instability which leads to an effective attraction between electrons with originally…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-01-21 J. González , T. Stauber

The discovery of correlated states and superconductivity in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene (MATBG) has established moir\'e quantum matter as a new platform to explore interaction-driven and topological quantum phenomena. Multitudes of…

Superconductivity with transition temperature $T_c=1.7$ K has been reported in bilayer graphene [1,2]. The main factors, which may shed light on the mechanism of the formation of this superconductivity, are the following. Superconductivity…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-06-22 G. E. Volovik

Graphene moir\'e systems are ideal environments for investigating complex phase diagrams and gaining fundamental insights into the mechanisms underlying exotic states of matter, as they permit controlled manipulation of electronic…

Stacking two-dimensional layered materials such as graphene and transitional metal dichalcogenides with nonzero interlayer twist angles has recently become attractive because of the emergence of novel physical properties. Stacking of…

We investigate the mesoscopic transport through a twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) consisting of a clean graphene nanoribbon on the bottom and a disordered graphene disc on the top. We show that, with strong top-layer disorder the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-02-20 Zhe Hou , Ya-Yun Hu , Guang-Wen Yang

Twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) provides a unique framework to elucidate the interplay between strong correlations and topological phenomena in two-dimensional systems. The existence of multiple electronic degrees of freedom -- charge, spin,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-01-27 Yuan Da Liao , Jian Kang , Clara N. Breiø , Xiao Yan Xu , Han-Qing Wu , Brian M. Andersen , Rafael M. Fernandes , Zi Yang Meng

Magic-angle twisted trilayer graphene (MATTG) has emerged as a novel moir\'e material that exhibits both strong electronic correlations and unconventional superconductivity. However, spectroscopic studies of its electronic properties are…

The recent observation of superconductivity in proximity to an insulating phase in twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) at small `magic' twist angles has been linked to the existence of nearly-flat bands, which make TBG a fresh playground to…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-12-11 Jörn W. F. Venderbos , Rafael M. Fernandes

We analyze the electronic structure of twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) nanoribbons close to the magic angle. We describe a transition from an incomplete to a complete moir\'e structure. By considering zigzag and armchair edge terminations,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-09-14 Elias Andrade , Pierre A. Pantaleón , Francisco Guinea , Gerardo G. Naumis

Twisted bilayer materials have attracted tremendous attention due to their unique and novel properties. Here, we derive a thermodynamic model for twisted bilayer graphene (tBLG) within the framework of the classical statistical mechanics,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-11-09 Weidong Yan , Langquan Shui , Wengen Ouyang , Ze Liu

For the first time, basing both on experimental facts and our theoretical consideration, we show that Fermi systems with flat bands should be tuned with the superconducting state. Experimental measurements on magic-angle twisted bilayer…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-05-16 V. R. Shaginyan , A. Z. Msezane , M. Ya. Amusia , G. S. Japaridze

Two monolayers of graphene twisted by a small `magic' angle exhibit nearly flat bands leading to correlated electronic states and superconductivity, whose precise nature including possible broken symmetries, remain under debate. Here we…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-12-13 Jong Yeon Lee , Eslam Khalaf , Shang Liu , Xiaomeng Liu , Zeyu Hao , Philip Kim , Ashvin Vishwanath

Strongly correlated states are commonly emerged in twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) with magic-angle, where the electron-electron (e-e) interaction U becomes prominent relative to the small bandwidth W of the nearly flat band. However, the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-07-11 Kaihui Li , Long-Jing Yin , Chenglong Che , Xueying Liu , Yulong Xiao , Songlong Liu , Qingjun Tong , Si-Yu Li , Anlian Pan

Recent experiments show how a bilayer graphene twisted around a certain magic angle becomes superconducting as it is doped into a region with approximate flat bands. We investigate the mean-field $s$-wave superconducting state in such a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-12-19 T. J. Peltonen , R. Ojajärvi , T. T. Heikkilä

Several research groups have reported on the observation of superconductivity in bilayer graphene structures where single atomic layers of graphene are stacked and then twisted at angles $\theta$ forming Moir\'e superlattices. The…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-01-15 Evgueni F. Talantsev , Ratu C. Mataira , Wayne P. Crump

For the unconventional superconducting phases in moire materials, a critical question is the role played by electronic interactions in the formation of Cooper pairs. In twisted bilayer graphene (tBLG), the strength of electronic…

Twisted bilayer graphene with a twist angle of around 1.1{\deg} features a pair of isolated flat electronic bands and forms a strongly correlated electronic platform. Here, we use scanning tunneling microscopy to probe local properties of…