Band structure engineering using a moiré polar substrate
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| author | Wang, Xirui Xu, Cheng Aronson, Samuel Bennett, Daniel Paul, Nisarga Crowley, Philip J. D. Collignon, Clément Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Ashoori, Raymond Kaxiras, Efthimios Zhang, Yang Jarillo-Herrero, Pablo Yasuda, Kenji |
| author_facet | Wang, Xirui Xu, Cheng Aronson, Samuel Bennett, Daniel Paul, Nisarga Crowley, Philip J. D. Collignon, Clément Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Ashoori, Raymond Kaxiras, Efthimios Zhang, Yang Jarillo-Herrero, Pablo Yasuda, Kenji |
| contents | Applying long wavelength periodic potentials on quantum materials has recently been demonstrated to be a promising pathway for engineering novel quantum phases of matter. Here, we utilize twisted bilayer boron nitride (BN) as a moiré substrate for band structure engineering. Small-angle-twisted bilayer BN is endowed with periodically arranged up and down polar domains, which imprints a periodic electrostatic potential on a target two-dimensional (2D) material placed on top. As a proof of concept, we use Bernal bilayer graphene as the target material. The resulting modulation of the band structure appears as superlattice resistance peaks, tunable by varying the twist angle, and Hofstadter butterfly physics under a magnetic field. Additionally, we demonstrate the tunability of the moiré potential by altering the dielectric thickness underneath the twisted BN. Finally, we find that near-60°-twisted bilayer BN provides a unique platform for studying the moiré structural effect without the contribution from electrostatic moiré potentials. Tunable moiré polar substrates may serve as versatile platforms to engineer the electronic, optical, and mechanical properties of 2D materials and van der Waals heterostructures. |
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| spellingShingle | Band structure engineering using a moiré polar substrate Wang, Xirui Xu, Cheng Aronson, Samuel Bennett, Daniel Paul, Nisarga Crowley, Philip J. D. Collignon, Clément Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Ashoori, Raymond Kaxiras, Efthimios Zhang, Yang Jarillo-Herrero, Pablo Yasuda, Kenji Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science Applying long wavelength periodic potentials on quantum materials has recently been demonstrated to be a promising pathway for engineering novel quantum phases of matter. Here, we utilize twisted bilayer boron nitride (BN) as a moiré substrate for band structure engineering. Small-angle-twisted bilayer BN is endowed with periodically arranged up and down polar domains, which imprints a periodic electrostatic potential on a target two-dimensional (2D) material placed on top. As a proof of concept, we use Bernal bilayer graphene as the target material. The resulting modulation of the band structure appears as superlattice resistance peaks, tunable by varying the twist angle, and Hofstadter butterfly physics under a magnetic field. Additionally, we demonstrate the tunability of the moiré potential by altering the dielectric thickness underneath the twisted BN. Finally, we find that near-60°-twisted bilayer BN provides a unique platform for studying the moiré structural effect without the contribution from electrostatic moiré potentials. Tunable moiré polar substrates may serve as versatile platforms to engineer the electronic, optical, and mechanical properties of 2D materials and van der Waals heterostructures. |
| title | Band structure engineering using a moiré polar substrate |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.03761 |