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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,…

Moir\'e superlattices provide a compelling platform for exploring exotic correlated physics. Electronic interference within these systems often results in flat bands with localized electrons, which are typically described by effective…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-11-04 Xianliang Zhou , Yifan Gao , Laiyuan Su , Z. F. Wang , Li Huang , Angel Rubio , Zhiwen Shi , Lede Xian

In this work, we investigate the dynamic behavior and the topological properties of quasiperiodic elastic metasurfaces, namely arrays of mechanical oscillators arranged over the free surface of an elastic half-space according to a…

Applied Physics · Physics 2022-07-05 Xingbo Pu , Antonio Palermo , Alessandro Marzani

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 demonstrate that quasiperiodicity can radically change the ground state properties of 1D moir\'e systems with respect to their periodic counterparts. By studying an illustrative example we show that while narrow bands play a significant…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-02-19 Miguel Gonçalves , Bruno Amorim , Flavio Riche , Eduardo V. Castro , Pedro Ribeiro

Fractal Hofstadter bands have become widely accessible with the advent of moir\'e superlattices, opening the door to studies of the effect of interactions in these systems. In this work we employ a renormalization group (RG) analysis to…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-12-20 Daniel Shaffer , Jian Wang , Luiz H. Santos

Enhancing superconductivity through material design is a central goal in quantum materials research. Moire engineering, where twisting stacked layers creates long-wavelength modulations and flat bands, has shown how electronic correlations…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-11-18 T. Bauch , F. Lombardi , G. Seibold

Motivated by recent realizations of two-dimensional (2D) superconducting-qubit lattices, we propose a protocol to simulate Hofstadter butterfly with synthetic gauge fields in superconducting circuits. Based on the existing 2D…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-21 Wei Feng , Dexi Shao , Guo-Qiang Zhang , Qi-Ping Su , Jun-Xiang Zhang , Chui-Ping Yang

Moir\'e superlattices - periodic orbital overlaps and lattice-reconstruction between sites of high atomic registry in vertically-stacked 2D layered materials - are quantum-active interfaces where non-trivial quantum phases on novel…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-01-13 Zachariah Hennighausen , Swastik Kar

Landau levels perturbed by a periodic potential is a prime setting to design quantum systems with exotic fractal spectra. Motivated by recent advances in twistronics, we introduce `Hofstadter quasicrystal' problem describing Landau levels…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-12-29 Kirill Kozlov , Grigor Adamyan , Mariia Kryvoruchko , Yelizaveta Kulynych , Leonid Levitov

We investigate topological phenomena in a spatially modulated Dirac-$\delta$ lattice, where the scattering potential varies periodically in space. Changing the potential modulation frequency leads to Hofstadter's butterfly-like energy…

Topological superconductivity in quasi-one-dimensional systems is a novel phase of matter with possible implications for quantum computation. Despite years of effort, a definitive signature of this phase in experiments is still debated. A…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-07-12 Omri Lesser , Andrew Saydjari , Marie Wesson , Amir Yacoby , Yuval Oreg

Recently, superconductivity has been observed in twisted WSe$_2$ moir\'{e} structures (Xia et al., Nature 2024; Guo et al., Nature 2025). Its transition temperature is high, reaching a few percent of the Fermi temperature scale. Here, we…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-04-02 Fang Xie , Lei Chen , Shouvik Sur , Yuan Fang , Jennifer Cano , Qimiao Si

The problem of two interacting particles in a quasiperiodic potential is addressed. Using analytical and numerical methods, we explore the spectral properties and eigenstates structure from the weak to the strong interaction case. More…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 Armelle Barelli , Jean Bellissard , Philippe Jacquod , Dima L. Shepelyansky

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

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

When subjected to a strong magnetic field, electrons on a two-dimensional lattice acquire a fractal energy spectrum called Hofstadter's butterfly. In addition to its unique recursive structure, the Hofstadter butterfly is intimately linked…

Quasiperiodicity has long been known to be a potential platform to explore exotic phenomena, realizing an intricate middle point between ordered solids and disordered matter. In particular, quasiperiodic structures are promising playgrounds…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-03-22 Maryam Khosravian , J. L. Lado

Moir\'e superlattices in two-dimensional materials provide a versatile platform to explore strongly correlated and topological phases. This work presents a practical theoretical workflow for studying the correlated and topological states in…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-12-09 Xin Lu , Bo Xie , Jianpeng Liu

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.…