Higher order gaps in the renormalized band structure of doubly aligned hBN/bilayer graphene moiré superlattice

MK Jat, P Tiwari, R Bajaj, I Shitut, S Mandal… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
This paper presents our findings on the recursive band gap engineering of chiral fermions in
bilayer graphene doubly aligned with hBN. Using two interfering moiré potentials, we …

Even-and odd-denominator fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect in graphene moire superlattices

J **e, Z Huo, X Lu, Z Feng, Z Zhang, W Wang… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Fractional quantum anomalous hall effect (FQAHE), a transport effect with fractionally
quantized Hall plateau emerging under zero magnetic field, provides a radically new …

Extended magic phase in twisted graphene multilayers

DCW Foo, Z Zhan, MM Al Ezzi, L Peng, S Adam… - Physical Review …, 2024 - APS
Theoretical and experimental studies have verified the existence of “magic angles” in twisted
bilayer graphene, where the rotation angle between layers gives rise to flat bands and …

Floquet engineering of topological phase transitions in a quantum spin Hall system

KW Lee, MJA Calderon, XL Yu, CH Lee, YS Ang… - Physical Review B, 2025 - APS
Floquet engineering of topological phase transitions driven by a high-frequency time-
periodic field is a promising approach to realizing new topological phases of matter distinct …

Analytical model for atomic relaxation in twisted moiré materials

MMA Ezzi, GN Pallewela, C De Beule, EJ Mele… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
By virtue of being atomically thin, the electronic properties of heterostructures built from two-
dimensional materials are strongly influenced by atomic relaxation. The atomic layers …

Higher-order band topology in a twisted bilayer kagome lattice

X Wan, J Zeng, R Zhu, DH Xu, B Zheng, R Wang - Physical Review B, 2025 - APS
Topologically protected corner states serve as a key indicator for two-dimensional higher-
order topological insulators, yet they have not been experimentally identified in realistic …

Exact solutions disentangle higher-order topology in two-dimensional non-Hermitian lattices

L Li, Y Wei, G Wu, Y Ruan, S Chen, CH Lee, Z Ni - Physical Review B, 2025 - APS
We report the exact closed-form solutions for higher-order topological states as well as
explicit energy-spectrum relationships in two-dimensional (2D) non-Hermitian multiorbital …

Orbital moiré and quadrupolar triple-q physics in a triangular lattice

K Hattori, T Ishitobi, H Tsunetsugu - Physical Review Research, 2024 - APS
We numerically study orders of planer type (xy, x 2− y 2) quadrupoles on a triangular lattice
with nearest-neighbor isotropic J and anisotropic K interactions. This type of quadrupole …

Prediction of a rippled and auxetic two-dimensional Sn9C15 layers with tunable electronic band structure: A first-principle study

Y Jiang, Y Zheng, S Qi, M Zhang, L Wu, M Zhao… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
We predicted a two-dimensional Sn 9 C 15 monolayer with regular ripple using first-
principles methods by utilizing the VASP code based on density functional theory (DFT). The …

Band structure and optical response of Kekul\'e-modulated model

LE Sánchez-González, MA Mojarro… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
We study the electronic band structure and optical response of a hybrid model, a $\alpha-
\mathcal {T} _3 $ model featuring a $\sqrt {3}\times\sqrt {3} $ Kekul\'e pattern modulation …