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Two-dimensional atomic crystals can radically change their properties in response to external influences such as substrate orientation or strain, resulting in essentially new materials in terms of the electronic structure. A striking…

The recent discovery of ambient-pressure superconductivity in thin-film bilayer nickelates opens new possibilities for investigating electronic structures in this new class of high-transition temperature $T_C$ superconductors. Here, we…

Two-dimensional multi-layer materials with an induced moir\'e pattern, either due to strain or relative twist between layers, provide a versatile platform for exploring strongly correlated and topological electronic phenomena. While these…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-05-27 Mohammed M. Al Ezzi , Albert Zhu , Daniel Bennett , Daniel T. Larson , Efthimios Kaxiras

The relative orientation (twist) of successive layers of stacked two-dimensional (2D) materials creates variations in the interlayer atomic registry. The variations often form a super lattice, called a moir\'e pattern, which can alter…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-08-05 Stephen Carr , Daniel Massatt , Mitchell Luskin , Efthimios Kaxiras

We investigate the electron properties of the monolayer and bilayer silicene which is the honeycomb lattice consist of silicon atoms, including the optical conductivity and charged impurity scattering, due to the quasipatricle Dirac-like…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-05-02 Chen-Huan Wu

The translation symmetry of a lattice is greatly modified when subjected to a perpendicular magnetic field [Zak, Phys. Rev. \textbf{134}, A1602 (1964)]. This change in symmetry can lead to magnetic unit cells that are substantially larger…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-04-15 Xu-Tao Wan , Chao Gao , Zhe-Yu Shi

Moir\'e superlattices of van der Waals heterostructures provide a powerful new way to engineer the electronic structures of two-dimensional (2D) materials. Many novel quantum phenomena have emerged in different moir\'e heterostructures,…

We study theoretically many-body properties of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene for different doping levels. Our investigation is focused on the emergence, stability, and manifestations of nematicity of the ordered low-temperature…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-10-29 A. O. Sboychakov , A. V. Rozhkov , A. L. Rakhmanov , Franco Nori

Xenes, graphene-like two-dimensional (2D) monoelemental crystals with a honeycomb symmetry, have been the focus of numerous experimental and theoretical studies. In comparison, single-element 2D materials with a triangular lattice symmetry…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-01-04 Xu Duan , Zhao Liu , Brendan M. Hanrahan , Wei Zhu , Shi Liu

Expanding the library of self-assembled superstructures provides insight into the behavior of atomic crystals and supports the development of materials with mesoscale order. Here we build upon recent findings of soft matter quasicrystals…

The distinctive electronic properties of quasicrystals stem from their long range structural order, with invariance under rotations and under discrete scale change, but without translational invariance. d-dimensional quasicrystals can be…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2021-11-24 Anuradha Jagannathan

Crystal symmetry of two-dimensional (2D) materials plays an important role in their electronic and optical properties. Engineering symmetry in 2D materials has recently emerged as a promising way to achieve novel properties and functions.…

The failure of spatial inversion symmetry in noncentrosymmetric materials introduces two different types of spin-independent and spin-dependent electron hopping. The spin-dependent term can be translated into a quasi-spin-orbit coupling and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-04-30 Mehdi Biderang , Mohammad-Hossein Zare , Alireza Akbari

We derive electronic tight-binding Hamiltonians for strained graphene, hexagonal boron nitride and transition metal dichalcogenides based on Wannier transformation of {\it ab initio} density functional theory calculations. Our microscopic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-08-14 Shiang Fang , Stephen Carr , Miguel A. Cazalilla , Efthimios Kaxiras

Moire superlattices in twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) and its derived structures can host exotic correlated quantum phenomena because the narrow moire flat minibands in those systems effectively enhance the electron-electron interaction.…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-10-18 Qiaoling Xu , Yuzheng Guo , Lede Xian

Organic semiconductors are attractive building blocks for electronic devices due to their low cost and flexibility. Furthermore, heterostructures with type-II band alignments can efficiently separate photogenerated charges via a charge…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-01-07 Stephanie Amos , Neno Fuller , Wai-Lun Chan , Hartwin Peelaers

There has been remarkable recent progress in the formation of nano-resonators that support ultra-low-loss, compact dielectric photonic crystals with exceptional high-Q modes that operate at visible or telecom wavelengths. New insights into…

Optics · Physics 2022-12-21 Haoning Tang , Xueqi Ni , Fan Du , Eric Mazur

Electronic nematic order has been reported in a rich landscape of materials, encompassing not only a range of intertwined correlated and topological phenomena, but also different underlying lattice symmetries. Motivated by these findings,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-09-15 Matthias Hecker , Anant Rastogi , Daniel F. Agterberg , Rafael M. Fernandes

Using evolutionary algorithm and first-principles calculations, we predict a family group of two-dimensional node-line semimetals MX (M=Pd, Pt; X=S, Se, Te), which has zig-zag type mono-layer structure in Pmm2 layer group. Band structure…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-09-20 Yuanjun Jin , Rui Wang , Jinzhu Zhao , Candi Zheng , Li-Yong. Gan , Junfeng Liu , Hu Xu , S. Y. Tong

We study the lattice configuration and electronic structure of a double moir\'{e} superlattice, which is composed of a graphene layer encapsulated by two other layers in a way such that the two hexagonal moir\'{e} patterns are arranged in a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-07-14 J. A. Crosse , Pilkyung Moon