Electrically-tunable ultra-flat bands and $π$-electron magnetism in graphene nanoribbons
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| author | Ma, Ruize Tepliakov, Nikita V. Mostofi, Arash A. Pizzochero, Michele |
| author_facet | Ma, Ruize Tepliakov, Nikita V. Mostofi, Arash A. Pizzochero, Michele |
| contents | Atomically thin crystals hosting flat electronic bands have been recently identified as a rich playground for exploring and engineering strongly correlated phases. Yet, their variety remains limited, primarily to two-dimensional moiré superlattices. Here, we predict the formation of reversible, electrically-induced ultra-flat bands and $π$-electron magnetism in one-dimensional chevron graphene nanoribbons. Our $ab$ $initio$ calculations show that the application of a transverse electric field to these nanoribbons generates a pair of isolated, nearly perfectly flat bands with widths of approximately 1 meV around the Fermi level. Upon charge doping, these flat bands undergo a Stoner-like electronic instability, resulting in the spontaneous emergence of local magnetic moments at the edges of the otherwise non-magnetic nanoribbon, akin to a one-dimensional spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ chain. Our findings expand the class of carbon-based nanostructures exhibiting flat bands and establish a novel route for inducing correlated electronic phases in chevron graphene nanoribbons. |
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| spellingShingle | Electrically-tunable ultra-flat bands and $π$-electron magnetism in graphene nanoribbons Ma, Ruize Tepliakov, Nikita V. Mostofi, Arash A. Pizzochero, Michele Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science Atomically thin crystals hosting flat electronic bands have been recently identified as a rich playground for exploring and engineering strongly correlated phases. Yet, their variety remains limited, primarily to two-dimensional moiré superlattices. Here, we predict the formation of reversible, electrically-induced ultra-flat bands and $π$-electron magnetism in one-dimensional chevron graphene nanoribbons. Our $ab$ $initio$ calculations show that the application of a transverse electric field to these nanoribbons generates a pair of isolated, nearly perfectly flat bands with widths of approximately 1 meV around the Fermi level. Upon charge doping, these flat bands undergo a Stoner-like electronic instability, resulting in the spontaneous emergence of local magnetic moments at the edges of the otherwise non-magnetic nanoribbon, akin to a one-dimensional spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ chain. Our findings expand the class of carbon-based nanostructures exhibiting flat bands and establish a novel route for inducing correlated electronic phases in chevron graphene nanoribbons. |
| title | Electrically-tunable ultra-flat bands and $π$-electron magnetism in graphene nanoribbons |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.15729 |