Electron Collimation in Twisted Bilayer Graphene via Gate-defined Moiré Barriers

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Autori principali: Ren, Wei, Zhang, Xi, Zhu, Ziyan, Khan, Moosa, Watanabe, Kenji, Taniguchi, Takashi, Kaxiras, Efthimios, Luskin, Mitchell, Wang, Ke
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author Ren, Wei
Zhang, Xi
Zhu, Ziyan
Khan, Moosa
Watanabe, Kenji
Taniguchi, Takashi
Kaxiras, Efthimios
Luskin, Mitchell
Wang, Ke
author_facet Ren, Wei
Zhang, Xi
Zhu, Ziyan
Khan, Moosa
Watanabe, Kenji
Taniguchi, Takashi
Kaxiras, Efthimios
Luskin, Mitchell
Wang, Ke
contents Electron collimation via a graphene pn-junction allows electrostatic control of ballistic electron trajectories akin to that of an optical circuit. Similar manipulation of novel correlated electronic phases in twisted-bilayer graphene (tBLG) can provide additional probes to the underlying physics and device components towards advanced quantum electronics. In this work, we demonstrate collimation of the electron flow via gate-defined moiré barriers in a tBLG device, utilizing the band-insulator gap of the moiré superlattice. A single junction can be tuned to host a chosen combination of conventional pseudo barrier and moiré tunnel barriers, from which we demonstrate improved collimation efficiency. By measuring transport through two consecutive moiré collimators separated by 1 um, we demonstrate evidence of electron collimation in tBLG in the presence of realistic twist-angle inhomogeneity.
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spellingShingle Electron Collimation in Twisted Bilayer Graphene via Gate-defined Moiré Barriers
Ren, Wei
Zhang, Xi
Zhu, Ziyan
Khan, Moosa
Watanabe, Kenji
Taniguchi, Takashi
Kaxiras, Efthimios
Luskin, Mitchell
Wang, Ke
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Electron collimation via a graphene pn-junction allows electrostatic control of ballistic electron trajectories akin to that of an optical circuit. Similar manipulation of novel correlated electronic phases in twisted-bilayer graphene (tBLG) can provide additional probes to the underlying physics and device components towards advanced quantum electronics. In this work, we demonstrate collimation of the electron flow via gate-defined moiré barriers in a tBLG device, utilizing the band-insulator gap of the moiré superlattice. A single junction can be tuned to host a chosen combination of conventional pseudo barrier and moiré tunnel barriers, from which we demonstrate improved collimation efficiency. By measuring transport through two consecutive moiré collimators separated by 1 um, we demonstrate evidence of electron collimation in tBLG in the presence of realistic twist-angle inhomogeneity.
title Electron Collimation in Twisted Bilayer Graphene via Gate-defined Moiré Barriers
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.00519