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We report the experimental observation of the spin-wave moir\'e edge and cavity modes using Brillouin light scattering spectro-microscopy in a nanostructured magnetic moir\'e lattice consisting of two twisted triangle antidot lattices based…

We develop a continuum theory to model low energy excitations of a generic four-band time reversal invariant electronic system with boundaries. We propose a variational energy functional for the wavefunctions which allows us derive natural…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-07-31 Amal Medhi , Vijay B. Shenoy

Twisted bilayers of two-dimensional (2D) materials are proving a fertile ground for investigating strongly correlated electron phases. This is because the moir\'e pattern introduced by the relative twist between layers introduces…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-10-13 Hao Tang , Stephen Carr , Efthimios Kaxiras

Twisted moir\'e superlattices (TMSs) are fascinating materials with exotic physical properties. Despite tremendous studies on electronic, photonic and phononic TMSs, it has never been witnessed that TMSs can exhibit higher-order band…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-06-01 Shi-Qiao Wu , Zhi-Kang Lin , Bin Jiang , Xiaoxi Zhou , Bo Hou , Jian-Hua Jiang

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…

Motivated by recent experimental observations of opposite Chern numbers in $R$-type twisted MoTe$_2$ and WSe$_2$ homobilayers, we perform large-scale density-functional-theory (DFT) calculations with machine learning force fields to…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-05-21 Xiao-Wei Zhang , Chong Wang , Xiaoyu Liu , Yueyao Fan , Ting Cao , Di Xiao

We develop a comprehensive theory of twisted bilayer magnetism. Starting from the first-principles calculations of two-dimensional honeycomb magnet CrI3, we construct the generic spin models that represent a broad class of twisted bilayer…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-06-13 Kyoung-Min Kim , Do Hoon Kiem , Grigory Bednik , Myung Joon Han , Moon Jip Park

A recent experiment has reported unconventional superconductivity in twisted bilayer MoTe$_2$, emerging from a normal state that exhibits a finite anomalous Hall effect -- a signature of intrinsic chirality. Motivated by this discovery, we…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-06-24 Yinqi Chen , Cheng Xu , Yang Zhang , Constantin Schrade

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

We study the edge states of twisted bilayer graphene and their topological origin. We show that the twisted bilayer graphene has special edge states associated with the moir\'{e} pattern, and the emergence of these moir\'{e} edge states is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-04-21 Manato Fujimoto , Mikito Koshino

The quantum spin Hall (QSH) effect, characterized by topologically protected spin-polarized edge states, was recently demonstrated in monolayers of the transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) WTe$_2$. However, the robustness of this…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-07 Felix Lüpke , Dacen Waters , Anh D. Pham , Jiaqiang Yan , David G. Mandrus , Panchapakesan Ganesh , Benjamin M. Hunt

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

We use the bulk Hamiltonian for a three-dimensional topological insulator such as $\rm Bi_2 Se_3$ to study the states which appear on its various surfaces and along the edge between two surfaces. We use both analytical methods based on the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 Oindrila Deb , Abhiram Soori , Diptiman Sen

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

Topological states of matter are robust quantum phases, characterised by propagating or localised edge states in an insulating bulk. Topological boundary states can be triggered by various mechanisms, for example by strong spin-orbit…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-07-01 S. E. Freeney , J. J. van den Broeke , A. J. J. Harsveld van der Veen , I. Swart , C. Morais Smith

Topological magnetism, characterized by topologically protected spin textures, offers rich physics and transformative prospects for spintronics. However, its stabilization typically demands external magnetic fields, preventing…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-03-06 Zhonglin He , Kaiying Dou , Wenhui Du , Ying Dai , Evgeny Y. Tsymbal , Yandong Ma

Symmetries -- whether explicit, latent, or hidden -- are fundamental to understanding topological materials. This work introduces a prototypical spring-mass model that extends beyond established canonical models, revealing topological edge…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-03-04 Udbhav Vishwakarma , Murthaza Irfan , Georgios Theocharis , Rajesh Chaunsali

A topological insulator is a novel quantum state, characterized by symmetry-protected non-trivial edge/surface states. Our first-principle simulations show the significant effects of the chemical decoration on edge states of topological…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-10-31 Xiao Li , Hai-Wen Liu , Hua Jiang , Fa Wang , Ji Feng

The hallmark of a time-reversal symmetry protected topologically insulating state of matter in two-dimensions (2D) is the existence of chiral edge modes propagating along the perimeter of the system. To date, evidence for such electronic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-09-22 Ilya K. Drozdov , A. Alexandradinata , Sangjun Jeon , Stevan Nadj-Perge , Huiwen Ji , R. J. Cava , B. A. Bernevig , Ali Yazdani

The electronic structure of monolayer MoS$_2$ nanoribbons and quantum dots have been investigated by means of an effective $\mathbf{k}\cdot \mathbf{p}$ two-band model. Both systems with borders exhibit states spatially localized on the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-03-02 C. Segarra , J. Planelles , S. E. Ulloa