Moiré-modulated $Γ$ valley in twisted bilayer and twisted double-bilayer MoTe$_2$

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Main Authors: Chen, Wanying, Zhang, Hongyun, Lu, Jinxi, Gu, Yu, Xu, Qiyun, Wang, Fei, Cai, Xuanxi, Li, Jiansong, Xiao, Jiayong, Chen, Rui, Watanabe, Kenji, Taniguchi, Takashi, Avila, Jose, Dudin, Pavel, Watson, Matthew D., Yu, Pu, Jiang, Shengwei, Duan, Wenhui, Li, Tingxin, Wang, Chong, Zhou, Shuyun
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author Chen, Wanying
Zhang, Hongyun
Lu, Jinxi
Gu, Yu
Xu, Qiyun
Wang, Fei
Cai, Xuanxi
Li, Jiansong
Xiao, Jiayong
Chen, Rui
Watanabe, Kenji
Taniguchi, Takashi
Avila, Jose
Dudin, Pavel
Watson, Matthew D.
Yu, Pu
Jiang, Shengwei
Duan, Wenhui
Li, Tingxin
Wang, Chong
Zhou, Shuyun
author_facet Chen, Wanying
Zhang, Hongyun
Lu, Jinxi
Gu, Yu
Xu, Qiyun
Wang, Fei
Cai, Xuanxi
Li, Jiansong
Xiao, Jiayong
Chen, Rui
Watanabe, Kenji
Taniguchi, Takashi
Avila, Jose
Dudin, Pavel
Watson, Matthew D.
Yu, Pu
Jiang, Shengwei
Duan, Wenhui
Li, Tingxin
Wang, Chong
Zhou, Shuyun
contents Twisted MoTe$_2$ hosts intriguing correlated quantum phenomena including the fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect in twisted bilayer (t-BL) MoTe$_2$ near 3.7$^\circ$, which is sensitive to the twist angle and moiré superlattices. Here, we directly visualize the twist-angle-modulated electronic structure of t-BL and twisted double-bilayer (t-DBL) near this critical angle. We find that the moiré superlattice not only modifies the relative energy between $Γ$ and K valleys in t-BL MoTe$_2$, but also strongly reconstructs the $Γ$ valley for both t-BL and t-DBL. Specifically, the deep $p_z$-derived band at $Γ$ exhibits a distinct splitting that systematically varies with increasing twist angle. Theoretical analysis suggests that this modulation arises from the twist-angle-dependent lattice relaxation, especially interfacial corrugations. Our work directly visualizes the moiré-modulated electronic structure and provides key spectroscopic information of lattice relaxation and interlayer interactions underlying the physics of twisted MoTe$_2$.
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spellingShingle Moiré-modulated $Γ$ valley in twisted bilayer and twisted double-bilayer MoTe$_2$
Chen, Wanying
Zhang, Hongyun
Lu, Jinxi
Gu, Yu
Xu, Qiyun
Wang, Fei
Cai, Xuanxi
Li, Jiansong
Xiao, Jiayong
Chen, Rui
Watanabe, Kenji
Taniguchi, Takashi
Avila, Jose
Dudin, Pavel
Watson, Matthew D.
Yu, Pu
Jiang, Shengwei
Duan, Wenhui
Li, Tingxin
Wang, Chong
Zhou, Shuyun
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Twisted MoTe$_2$ hosts intriguing correlated quantum phenomena including the fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect in twisted bilayer (t-BL) MoTe$_2$ near 3.7$^\circ$, which is sensitive to the twist angle and moiré superlattices. Here, we directly visualize the twist-angle-modulated electronic structure of t-BL and twisted double-bilayer (t-DBL) near this critical angle. We find that the moiré superlattice not only modifies the relative energy between $Γ$ and K valleys in t-BL MoTe$_2$, but also strongly reconstructs the $Γ$ valley for both t-BL and t-DBL. Specifically, the deep $p_z$-derived band at $Γ$ exhibits a distinct splitting that systematically varies with increasing twist angle. Theoretical analysis suggests that this modulation arises from the twist-angle-dependent lattice relaxation, especially interfacial corrugations. Our work directly visualizes the moiré-modulated electronic structure and provides key spectroscopic information of lattice relaxation and interlayer interactions underlying the physics of twisted MoTe$_2$.
title Moiré-modulated $Γ$ valley in twisted bilayer and twisted double-bilayer MoTe$_2$
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16431