Revealing electron-electron interactions in graphene at room temperature with the quantum twisting microscope

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Main Authors: Lee, M., Das, I., Herzog-Arbeitman, J., Papp, J., Li, J., Daschner, M., Zhou, Z., Bhatt, M., Currle, M., Yu, J., Jiang, Yi, Becherer, M., Mittermeier, R., Altpeter, P., Obermayer, C., Lorenz, H., Chavez, G., Le, B. T., Williams, J., Watanabe, K., Taniguchi, T., Bernevig, B. Andrei, Efetov, D. K.
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author Lee, M.
Das, I.
Herzog-Arbeitman, J.
Papp, J.
Li, J.
Daschner, M.
Zhou, Z.
Bhatt, M.
Currle, M.
Yu, J.
Jiang, Yi
Becherer, M.
Mittermeier, R.
Altpeter, P.
Obermayer, C.
Lorenz, H.
Chavez, G.
Le, B. T.
Williams, J.
Watanabe, K.
Taniguchi, T.
Bernevig, B. Andrei
Efetov, D. K.
author_facet Lee, M.
Das, I.
Herzog-Arbeitman, J.
Papp, J.
Li, J.
Daschner, M.
Zhou, Z.
Bhatt, M.
Currle, M.
Yu, J.
Jiang, Yi
Becherer, M.
Mittermeier, R.
Altpeter, P.
Obermayer, C.
Lorenz, H.
Chavez, G.
Le, B. T.
Williams, J.
Watanabe, K.
Taniguchi, T.
Bernevig, B. Andrei
Efetov, D. K.
contents The Quantum Twisting Microscope (QTM) is a groundbreaking instrument that enables energy- and momentum-resolved measurements of quantum phases via tunneling spectroscopy across twistable van der Waals heterostructures. In this work, we significantly enhance the QTMs resolution and extend its measurement capabilities to higher energies and twist angles by incorporating hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) as a tunneling dielectric. This advancement unveils previously inaccessible signatures of the dispersion in the tunneling between two monolayer graphene (MLG) sheets, features consistent with a logarithmic correction to the linear Dirac dispersion arising from electron-electron (e-e) interactions with a fine-structure constant of alpha = 0.32. Remarkably, we find that this effect, for the first time, can be resolved even at room temperature, where these corrections are extremely faint. Our results underscore the exceptional resolution of the QTM, which, through interferometric interlayer tunneling, can amplify even subtle modifications to the electronic band structure of two-dimensional materials. Our findings reveal that strong e-e interactions persist even in symmetric, nonordered graphene states and emphasize the QTMs unique ability to probe spectral functions and their excitations of strongly correlated ground states across a broad range of twisted and untwisted systems.
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spellingShingle Revealing electron-electron interactions in graphene at room temperature with the quantum twisting microscope
Lee, M.
Das, I.
Herzog-Arbeitman, J.
Papp, J.
Li, J.
Daschner, M.
Zhou, Z.
Bhatt, M.
Currle, M.
Yu, J.
Jiang, Yi
Becherer, M.
Mittermeier, R.
Altpeter, P.
Obermayer, C.
Lorenz, H.
Chavez, G.
Le, B. T.
Williams, J.
Watanabe, K.
Taniguchi, T.
Bernevig, B. Andrei
Efetov, D. K.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
The Quantum Twisting Microscope (QTM) is a groundbreaking instrument that enables energy- and momentum-resolved measurements of quantum phases via tunneling spectroscopy across twistable van der Waals heterostructures. In this work, we significantly enhance the QTMs resolution and extend its measurement capabilities to higher energies and twist angles by incorporating hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) as a tunneling dielectric. This advancement unveils previously inaccessible signatures of the dispersion in the tunneling between two monolayer graphene (MLG) sheets, features consistent with a logarithmic correction to the linear Dirac dispersion arising from electron-electron (e-e) interactions with a fine-structure constant of alpha = 0.32. Remarkably, we find that this effect, for the first time, can be resolved even at room temperature, where these corrections are extremely faint. Our results underscore the exceptional resolution of the QTM, which, through interferometric interlayer tunneling, can amplify even subtle modifications to the electronic band structure of two-dimensional materials. Our findings reveal that strong e-e interactions persist even in symmetric, nonordered graphene states and emphasize the QTMs unique ability to probe spectral functions and their excitations of strongly correlated ground states across a broad range of twisted and untwisted systems.
title Revealing electron-electron interactions in graphene at room temperature with the quantum twisting microscope
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.03189