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Emergent quantum phases driven by electronic interactions can manifest in materials with narrowly dispersing, i.e. "flat", energy bands. Recently, flat bands have been realized in a variety of graphene-based heterostructures using the…

We investigate spin-valley instabilities and their connection to the reentrant superconducting states recently observed in the twisted bilayer dichalcogenide WSe$_2$ at a $5^o$ twist angle. Starting from an effective three-orbital faithful…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-01-21 Lauro B. Braz , Luis G. G. V. Dias da Silva

Twisted WSe$_2$ hosts superconductivity, metal-insulator phase transitions, and field-controllable Fermi-liquid to non-Fermi-liquid transport properties. In this work, we use dynamical mean-field theory to provide a coherent understanding…

We present a comprehensive dynamical mean field study of the triangular lattice moir\'e Hubbard model, which is believed to represent the physics of moir\'e bilayer transition metal dichalcogenides. In these materials, important aspects of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-06-28 Jiawei Zang , Jie Wang , Jennifer Cano , Antoine Georges , Andrew J. Millis

Recent experiments in twisted bilayer transition-metal dichalcogenides have revealed a variety of strongly correlated phenomena. To theoretically explore their origin, we combine here ab initio calculations with correlated model approaches…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-10-03 Marta Brzezińska , Sergii Grytsiuk , Malte Rösner , Marco Gibertini , Louk Rademaker

Motivated by the recent discovery of superconductivity in twisted bilayer WSe$_2$, we analyze the correlated physics in this system in the framework of a continuum model for the moir\'e superlattice. Using the symmetries in a fine-tuned…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-09-09 Maine Christos , Pietro M. Bonetti , Mathias S. Scheurer

The possibility of triggering correlated phenomena by placing a singularity of the density of states near the Fermi energy remains an intriguing avenue towards engineering the properties of quantum materials. Twisted bilayer graphene is a…

Moir\'e superlattices in semiconductors exhibit a rich variety of interaction-induced topological states, including quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effects. A recent study hinted that twisted WSe2 homobilayer (tWSe2) could host a QAH state but…

The relative twist angle between layers of near-lattice-matched van der Waals materials is critical for the emergent correlated phenomena associated with moire flat bands. However, the concept of angle rotation control is not exclusive to…

Twisted bilayer MoTe$_2$ (tMoTe$_2$) has emerged as a robust platform for exploring correlated topological phases, notably supporting fractional Chern insulator (FCI) states at zero magnetic field across a wide range of twist angles. The…

Moir\'e superlattices in van der Waals structures can be used to control the electronic properties of the material and lead to emergent correlated and topological phenomena. Its first demonstration in van der Waals magnets exhibited…

Mott-Hubbard and Hund electron correlations have been realized thus far in separate classes of materials. Here, we show that a single moir\'e homobilayer encompasses both kinds of physics in a controllable manner. We develop a microscopic…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-01-26 Siheon Ryee , Tim O. Wehling

We investigate the many-body instabilities of electrons interacting near Van Hove singularities arising in monolayer and twisted bilayer graphene. We show that a pairing instability must be dominant over the tendency to magnetic order as…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 J. Gonzalez

In two-dimensional electronic lattices, changes in the topology of the Fermi surface (Lifshitz transitions) lead to Van Hove singularities characterized by a divergence in the electronic density of states. Van Hove singularities can enhance…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-02-27 Lakshmi Pullasseri , Luiz H. Santos

Twisted van der Waals heterostructures with flat electronic bands have recently emerged as a platform for realizing correlated and topological states with an extraordinary degree of control and tunability. In graphene-based moir\'e…

Understanding and tuning correlated states is of great interest and significance to modern condensed matter physics. The recent discovery of unconventional superconductivity and Mott-like insulating states in magic-angle twisted bilayer…

Van Hove singularities (VHS's) in the density of states play an outstanding and diverse role for the electronic and thermodynamic properties of crystalline solids. At the critical point the Fermi surface connectivity changes and topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-12-06 Youngwook Kim , Patrick Herlinger , Pilkyung Moon , Mikito Koshino , Takashi Taniguchi , Kenji Watanabe , Jurgen. H Smet

Recent experiments have observed transitions between superconductivity and correlated magnetism in twisted bilayer WSe$_2$ near van-Hove fillings, driven by the displacement field $D$. Motivated by the experiment, we theoretically propose a…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-09-01 Hyeok-Jun Yang , Yi-Ting Hsu

Engineering van Hove singularities (vHss) near the Fermi level, if feasible, offers a powerful route to control exotic quantum phases in electronic and magnetic behaviors. However, conventional approaches, which rely primarily on chemical…

The interplay of high-order Van Hove singularities and topology plays a central role in determining the nature of the electronic correlations governing the phase of a system with unique signatures characterising their presence. Layered van…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-01-08 David T. S. Perkins , Anirudh Chandrasekaran , Joseph J. Betouras