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Atomistic first principles many-body computational studies were so far limited by the system size. In this work, we apply and expand the stochastic GW method allowing calculations of quasiparticle energies of giant systems. We introduce…

Computational Physics · Physics 2021-11-05 Mariya Romanova , Vojtech Vlcek

Ballistic transport occurs whenever electrons propagate without collisions deflecting their trajectory. It is normally observed in conductors with a negligible concentration of impurities, at low temperature, to avoid electron-phonon…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-04-25 Youngwoo Nam , Dong-Keun Ki , David Soler-Delgado , Alberto F. Morpurgo

We devise a model to explain why twisted bi-layer graphene (TBLG) exhibits insulating behavior when $\nu=2,3$ charges occupy a unit moir\'e cell, a feature attributed to Mottness, but not for $\nu=1$, clearly inconsistent with Mott…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-10-15 Bikash Padhi , Chandan Setty , Philip W. Phillips

Moir\'e lattices provide a highly tunable platform for exploring the interplay between electronic correlations and band topology. Introducing a second moir\'e pattern extends this paradigm: interference between the two moir\'e patterns…

Recently, symmetry-broken ground states, such as correlated insulating states, magnetic order and superconductivity, have been discovered in twisted bilayer graphene (tBLG) and twisted trilayer graphene (tTLG) near the so-called…

Magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene (MtBLG) has proven to be an extremely promising new platform to realize and study a host of emergent quantum phases arising from the strong correlations in its narrow bandwidth flat band. In this regard,…

According to electronic structure theory, bilayer graphene is expected to have anomalous electronic properties when it has long-period moir\'e patterns produced by small misalignments between its individual layer honeycomb lattices. We have…

The AB-stacked bilayer graphene (BLG) is a pure semiconductor whose band gap and properties can be tuned by various methods such as doping or applying gate voltage. Here we show an alternative method to control the electronic properties of…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-02-06 Srimanta Pakhira , Kevin P. Lucht , Jose L. Mendoza-Cortes

We present a theoretical investigation of the magnetic properties exhibited by twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) systems with small twist angles, where the appearance of flat minibands strongly enhances electron-electron interaction effects.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-04-08 Kevin J. U. Vidarte , Felipe Pérez Riffo , Eric Suárez Morell , Caio Lewenkopf

Moir\'e systems featuring flat electronic bands exhibit a vast landscape of emergent exotic quantum states, making them one of the resourceful platforms in condensed matter physics in recent times. Tuning these systems via twist angle and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-30 Jin Jiang , Qixuan Gao , Zekang Zhou , Cheng Shen , Mario Di Luca , Emily Hajigeorgiou , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , Mitali Banerjee

The electronic properties of moir\'e heterostructures depend sensitively on the relative orientation between layers of the stack. For example, near-magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) commonly shows superconductivity, yet a TBG…

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

Electron and hole Bloch states in gapped bilayer graphene exhibit topological orbital magnetic moments with opposite signs near the band edges, which allows for tunable valley-polarization in an out-of-plane magnetic field. This intrinsic…

We investigate the electronic structure of the flat bands induced by moir\'e superlattices and electric fields in nearly aligned ABC trilayer graphene-boron nitride interfaces where Coulomb effects can lead to correlated gapped phases. Our…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-01-09 Bheema Lingam Chittari , Guorui Chen , Yuanbo Zhang , Feng Wang , Jeil Jung

Moir\'e superlattices are generally assumed to act only at the interface where lattice mismatch or twist occurs. Here, we study charge transport in large-angle helical twisted trilayer graphene, where interlayer tunneling is strongly…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-15 Dohun Kim , Junsik Choe , Takashi Taniguchi , Kenji Watanabe , Gil Young Cho , Youngwook Kim

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

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

Magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene (MATBG) stands as one of the most versatile materials in condensed-matter physics due to its hosting of a wide variety of exotic phases while also offering convenient tunability. However, the fabrication…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-21 J. Diez-Merida , I. Das , G. Di Battista , A. Diez-Carlon , M. Lee , L. Zeng , K. Watanabe , T. Taniguchi , E. Olsson , D. K. Efetov

Twisted van der Waals materials have been shown to host a variety of tunable electronic structures. Here we put forward twisted trilayer graphene (TTG) as a platform to emulate heavy fermion physics. We demonstrate that TTG hosts extended…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-07-08 Aline Ramires , Jose L. Lado

We develop an analytic theory to describe the interaction between electrons and K-phonons and study its influence on superconductivity in the bare bands of twisted bilayer graphene (TBG). We find that, due to symmetry and the two-center…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-09-10 Chao-Xing Liu , Yulin Chen , Ali Yazdani , B. Andrei Bernevig