Topological phase diagram of twisted bilayer graphene as a function of the twist angle

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Autori principali: Navarro-Labastida, Leonardo A., Pantaleon, Pierre A., Guinea, Francisco, Naumis, Gerardo G.
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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author Navarro-Labastida, Leonardo A.
Pantaleon, Pierre A.
Guinea, Francisco
Naumis, Gerardo G.
author_facet Navarro-Labastida, Leonardo A.
Pantaleon, Pierre A.
Guinea, Francisco
Naumis, Gerardo G.
contents Twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) hosts a rich landscape of electronic phases arising from the interplay between strong electron-electron interactions and nontrivial band topology. While the flat bands near zero energy are central to many correlated phenomena, their interaction with higher-energy remote bands remains less understood. Here, we investigate these hybridization processes as a function of the twist angle and analyze their impact on the charge distribution, topological properties such as Chern number, quantum metric, and orbital magnetic energy. We identify multiple topological phase transitions between magic angles, driven by band inversions at high-symmetry points in momentum space. Notably, the central bands can exhibit phases with Chern numbers C = 2, revealing previously unreported topological states in TBG.
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spellingShingle Topological phase diagram of twisted bilayer graphene as a function of the twist angle
Navarro-Labastida, Leonardo A.
Pantaleon, Pierre A.
Guinea, Francisco
Naumis, Gerardo G.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) hosts a rich landscape of electronic phases arising from the interplay between strong electron-electron interactions and nontrivial band topology. While the flat bands near zero energy are central to many correlated phenomena, their interaction with higher-energy remote bands remains less understood. Here, we investigate these hybridization processes as a function of the twist angle and analyze their impact on the charge distribution, topological properties such as Chern number, quantum metric, and orbital magnetic energy. We identify multiple topological phase transitions between magic angles, driven by band inversions at high-symmetry points in momentum space. Notably, the central bands can exhibit phases with Chern numbers C = 2, revealing previously unreported topological states in TBG.
title Topological phase diagram of twisted bilayer graphene as a function of the twist angle
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05341