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Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-07-27 András Pálinkás , Péter Süle , Márton Szendrő , György Molnár , Chanyong Hwang , László P. Biró , Zoltán Osváth

Incommensurately twisted graphene bilayers are described by long-wavelength theories, but to date such theories exist only at small angles of interlayer rotation. We construct a long wavelength theory without such a restriction, instead…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-09-09 Hridis K. Pal , Steven Carter , M. Kindermann

The number of atomic layers confined in a two-dimensional structure is crucial for the electronic and magnetic properties. Single-layer and bilayer $J_{\rm eff} = 1/2$ square lattices are well-known examples where the presence of the extra…

Second-order superlattices form when moir\'e superlattices of similar periodicities interfere with each other, leading to even larger superlattice periodicities. These crystalline structures have been engineered utilizing two-dimensional…

By using the first-principles method based on density of functional theory, we study the electronic properties of twisted bilayer graphene with some specific twist angles and interlayer spacings. With the decrease of the twist angle(the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-04-05 Xun-Wang Yan , Jing Li , Yanyun Wang , Miao Gao

We review the theoretical modelling of moir\'e materials, focusing on various aspects of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene (MA-TBG) viewed through the lens of Hartree-Fock mean-field theory. We first provide an elementary introduction to…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-03-20 Yves H. Kwan , Ziwei Wang , Glenn Wagner , Nick Bultinck , Steven H. Simon , Siddharth A. Parameswaran

Band engineering in twisted bilayers of the five generic two-dimensional Bravais networks is demonstrated. We first derive symmetry-based constraints on the interlayer coupling, which helps us to predict and understand the shape of the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-11-13 Toshikaze Kariyado , Ashvin Vishwanath

Lattice relaxation in twistronic bilayers with close lattice parameters and almost perfect crystallographic alignment of the layers results in the transformation of moir\'e pattern into a sequence of preferential stacking domains and domain…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-11-30 M. A. Kaliteevsky , V. V. Enaldiev , V. I. Fal'ko

We develop a theory for a qualitatively new type of disorder in condensed matter systems arising from local twist-angle fluctuations in two strongly coupled van der Waals monolayers twisted with respect to each other to create a flat band…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2020-06-30 Justin H. Wilson , Yixing Fu , S. Das Sarma , J. H. Pixley

The large lattice constant of Moire superlattice formed in twisted bilayer graphene for small twist enables observing the Landau levels splitting into Hofstadter butterflies in energy spectra for moderate magnetic field. This is expected…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-04-22 Tomasz Chwiej

Superlattices (SLs) in monolayer and bilayer graphene, formed by spatially periodic potential variations, lead to a modified bandstructure with extra finite-energy and zero-energy Dirac fermions with tunable anisotropic velocities. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-05-14 Si Wu , Matthew Killi , Arun Paramekanti

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…

Symmetry considerations suggest that moire superlattices formed by twisted two-dimensional materials should preserve overall inversion symmetry. However, experiments consistently report robust ferroelectricity in systems such as twisted…

Computational Physics · Physics 2025-10-23 Di Fan , Changming Ke , Shi Liu

Most studies on moir\'e superlattices formed from a stack of h-BN and graphene have focused on single layer graphene; graphene with multiple layers is less understood. Here, we show that a moir\'e superlattice of multilayer graphene shows…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-04-02 Fumiya Mukai , Kota Horii , Ryoya Ebisuoka , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , Ryuta Yagi

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

The moir\'e of twisted graphene bilayers can generate flat bands in which charge carriers do not posses enough kinetic energy to escape Coulomb interactions with each other leading to the formation of novel strongly correlated electronic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-09-22 F. Mesple , A. Missaoui , T. Cea , L. Huder , G. Trambly de Laissardière , F. Guinea , C. Chapelier , V. T. Renard

This work put forward a comprehensive study of moire pattern in commensurate twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) to determine the connection of moire period with corresponding twist angle. Using the understanding of moire pattern, computational…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-02-14 Veer Pal , Ajay

Moir\'e materials host a wealth of intertwined correlated and topological states of matter, all arising from flat electronic bands with nontrivial quantum geometry. A prominent example is the family of alternating-twist magic-angle graphene…

Symmetry plays a key role in materials hosting Dirac electrons and underpins our ability to completely flatten the Dirac cone through the tuning of physical parameters such as twisting in van der Waals heterostructures. The emergent…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-02-06 David T. S. Perkins

We have used scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy to resolve the spatial variation of the density of states of twisted graphene layers on top of a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite substrate. Owing to the twist a moire pattern…

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