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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

We derive and analyze a novel approach for modeling and computing the mechanical relaxation of incommensurate 2D heterostructures. Our approach parametrizes the relaxation pattern by the compact local configuration space rather than real…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-09-04 Paul Cazeaux , Mitchell Luskin , Daniel Massatt

The experimental observations of many interaction-driven electronic phases in moir\'e superlattices have stimulated intense theoretical and experimental efforts to understand and engineer these correlated physics. Strain is a powerful tool…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-11 Federico Escudero , Francisco Guinea , Zhen Zhan

Twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) exhibits a wide range of intriguing physical properties, such as superconductivity, ferromagnetism, and superlubricity. Depending on the twist angle, periodic moir\'e superlattices form in twisted bilayer…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-06-07 Vahid Morovati , Zhiming Xue , Kenneth M. Liechti , Rui Huang

An important step in understanding the exotic electronic, vibrational, and optical properties of the moir\'{e} lattices is the inclusion of the effects of structural relaxation of the un-relaxed moir\'{e} lattices. Here, we propose novel…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-03-10 Indrajit Maity , Prabal K. Maiti , H. R. Krishnamurthy , Manish Jain

Twisted bilayer transition metal dichalcogenides are ideal platforms to study flat-band phenomena. In this paper, we investigate flat-band plasmons in the hole-doped twisted bilayer MoS$_2$ (tb-MoS$_2$) by employing a full tight-binding…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-07-13 Xueheng Kuang , Zhen Zhan , Shengjun Yuan

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 present comprehensive theoretical studies on the lattice relaxation and the electronic structures in general non-symemtric twisted trilayer graphenes. By using an effective continuum model, we show that the relaxed lattice structure…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-04-30 Naoto Nakatsuji , Takuto Kawakami , Mikito Koshino

Moir\'e superlattices formed from twisting trilayers of graphene are an ideal model for studying electronic correlation, and offer several advantages over bilayer analogues, including more robust and tunable superconductivity and a wide…

Moir\'e superlattices in twisted two-dimensional materials have generated tremendous excitement as a platform for achieving quantum properties on demand. However, the moir\'e pattern is highly sensitive to the interlayer atomic registry,…

We analyze the orbital magnetic susceptibility from the band structure of twisted bilayer graphene. Close to charge neutrality, the out-of-plane susceptibility inherits the strong diamagnetic response from graphene. Increasing the doping, a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-07-14 Daniele Guerci , Pascal Simon , Christophe Mora

Heterostructures made from 2D transition-metal dichalcogenides are known as ideal platforms to explore excitonic phenomena ranging from correlated moir\'e excitons to degenerate interlayer exciton ensembles. So far, it is assumed that the…

Large scale two-dimensional (2D) moir\'e superlattices are driving a revolution in designer quantum materials. The electronic interactions in these superlattices, strongly dependent on the periodicity and symmetry of the moir\'e pattern,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-07-26 M. Kögl , P. Soubelet , M. Brotons-Gisbert , A. V. Stier , B. D. Gerardot , J. J. Finley

Vertical van der Waals heterostructures of semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides realize moir\'e systems with rich correlated electron phases and moir\'e exciton phenomena. For material combinations with small lattice mismatch and…

Moir\'e superlattices in van der Waals heterostructures provide a tunable platform to study emergent properties that are absent in the natural crystal form. Twisted bilayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TB-TMDs) can host moir\'e flat…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-09-27 En Li , Jin-Xin Hu , Xuemeng Feng , Zishu Zhou , Liheng An , Kam Tuen Law , Ning Wang , Nian Lin

Van der Waals heteroepitaxy allows deterministic control over lattice mismatch or azimuthal orientation between atomic layers to produce long wavelength superlattices. The resulting electronic phases depend critically on the superlattice…

A simple one-dimensional lattice model is suggested to describe the experimentally observed plateau in force-stretching diagrams for some macromolecules. This chain model involves the nearest-neighbor interaction of a Morse-like potential…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2015-06-03 P. L. Christiansen , A. V. Savin , A. V. Zolotaryuk

Moir\'{e} superlattices formed in WS$_2$/WSe$_2$ heterobilayers have emerged as an exciting platform to explore the quantum many-body physics. The key mechanism is the introduction of moir\'{e} potentials for the band-edge carriers induced…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-02-11 Youwen Wang , Nanya Gao , Qingjun Tong

Moir\'e heterobilayers exhibiting spatially varying band alignment and electron and hole localization that can be precisely controlled through the twist angle have emerged as exciting platforms for studying complex quantum phenomena. While…

We introduce a generalizable, physics informed strategy for generating training data that enables a machine learning force field accurate over a broad range of twist angles and stacking layer numbers in moire systems. Applying this to…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-11-26 Yueyao Fan , Xiao-Wei Zhang , Yusen Ye , Xiaoyu Liu , Chong Wang , Kaijie Yang , Di Xiao , Ting Cao