Formal justification of a continuum relaxation model for one-dimensional moiré materials

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Main Authors: Jingzhi, Zhou, Watson, Alexander B.
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author Jingzhi
Zhou
Watson, Alexander B.
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Zhou
Watson, Alexander B.
contents Mechanical relaxation in moiré materials is often modeled by a continuum model where linear elasticity is coupled to a stacking penalty known as the Generalized Stacking Fault Energy (GSFE). We review and compute minimizers of a one-dimensional version of this model, and then show how it can be formally derived from a natural atomistic model. Specifically, we show that the continuum model emerges in the limit $ε\downarrow 0$ and $δ\downarrow 0$ while holding the ratio $η:= \frac{ε^2}δ$ fixed, where $ε$ is the ratio of the monolayer lattice constant to the moiré lattice constant and $δ$ is the ratio of the typical stacking energy to the monolayer stiffness.
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spellingShingle Formal justification of a continuum relaxation model for one-dimensional moiré materials
Jingzhi
Zhou
Watson, Alexander B.
Mathematical Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Mechanical relaxation in moiré materials is often modeled by a continuum model where linear elasticity is coupled to a stacking penalty known as the Generalized Stacking Fault Energy (GSFE). We review and compute minimizers of a one-dimensional version of this model, and then show how it can be formally derived from a natural atomistic model. Specifically, we show that the continuum model emerges in the limit $ε\downarrow 0$ and $δ\downarrow 0$ while holding the ratio $η:= \frac{ε^2}δ$ fixed, where $ε$ is the ratio of the monolayer lattice constant to the moiré lattice constant and $δ$ is the ratio of the typical stacking energy to the monolayer stiffness.
title Formal justification of a continuum relaxation model for one-dimensional moiré materials
topic Mathematical Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.08854