Chiral model of twisted bilayer graphene realized in a monolayer

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Hauptverfasser: Crépel, Valentin, Dunbrack, Aaron, Guerci, Daniele, Bonini, John, Cano, Jennifer
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author Crépel, Valentin
Dunbrack, Aaron
Guerci, Daniele
Bonini, John
Cano, Jennifer
author_facet Crépel, Valentin
Dunbrack, Aaron
Guerci, Daniele
Bonini, John
Cano, Jennifer
contents We demonstrate that a single layer of graphene subject to a superlattice potential nearly commensurate to a $\sqrt{3} \times \sqrt{3}$ supercell exactly maps to the chiral model of twisted bilayer graphene, albeit with half as many degrees of freedom. We comprehensively review the properties of this ``half-chiral model,'' including the interacting phases stabilized at integer fillings and the effects of substrate-induced symmetry breaking. We list candidate substrates that could produce a superlattice potential on graphene with the correct periodicity to access the flat band limit. Experimental measurements on a half-chiral moire heterostructure, in which valley-skyrmions cannot form, could yield insights on the physics they mediate in twisted bilayer graphene.
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spellingShingle Chiral model of twisted bilayer graphene realized in a monolayer
Crépel, Valentin
Dunbrack, Aaron
Guerci, Daniele
Bonini, John
Cano, Jennifer
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
We demonstrate that a single layer of graphene subject to a superlattice potential nearly commensurate to a $\sqrt{3} \times \sqrt{3}$ supercell exactly maps to the chiral model of twisted bilayer graphene, albeit with half as many degrees of freedom. We comprehensively review the properties of this ``half-chiral model,'' including the interacting phases stabilized at integer fillings and the effects of substrate-induced symmetry breaking. We list candidate substrates that could produce a superlattice potential on graphene with the correct periodicity to access the flat band limit. Experimental measurements on a half-chiral moire heterostructure, in which valley-skyrmions cannot form, could yield insights on the physics they mediate in twisted bilayer graphene.
title Chiral model of twisted bilayer graphene realized in a monolayer
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.14423