Moiré patterns in 2D materials: a review

F He, Y Zhou, Z Ye, SH Cho, J Jeong, X Meng… - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Quantum materials have attracted much attention in recent years due to their exotic and
incredible properties. Among them, van der Waals materials stand out due to their weak …

Electronic-structure methods for twisted moiré layers

S Carr, S Fang, E Kaxiras - Nature Reviews Materials, 2020 - nature.com
When single layers of 2D materials are stacked on top of one another with a small twist in
orientation, the resulting structure often involves incommensurate moiré patterns. In these …

Strongly correlated Chern insulators in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene

KP Nuckolls, M Oh, D Wong, B Lian, K Watanabe… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Interactions between electrons and the topology of their energy bands can create unusual
quantum phases of matter. Most topological electronic phases appear in systems with weak …

Maximized electron interactions at the magic angle in twisted bilayer graphene

A Kerelsky, LJ McGilly, DM Kennes, L **an… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
The electronic properties of heterostructures of atomically thin van der Waals crystals can be
modified substantially by moiré superlattice potentials from an interlayer twist between …

Cascade of phase transitions and Dirac revivals in magic-angle graphene

U Zondiner, A Rozen, D Rodan-Legrain, Y Cao… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Twisted bilayer graphene near the magic angle,,–exhibits rich electron-correlation physics,
displaying insulating,,–, magnetic, and superconducting phases,–. The electronic bands of …

Correlation-driven topological phases in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene

Y Choi, H Kim, Y Peng, A Thomson, C Lewandowski… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene (MATBG) exhibits a range of correlated phenomena
that originate from strong electron–electron interactions. These interactions make the Fermi …

Charge order and broken rotational symmetry in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene

Y Jiang, X Lai, K Watanabe, T Taniguchi, K Haule… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Bilayer graphene can be modified by rotating (twisting) one layer with respect to the other.
The interlayer twist gives rise to a moiré superlattice that affects the electronic motion and …

Cascade of electronic transitions in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene

D Wong, KP Nuckolls, M Oh, B Lian, Y **e, S Jeon… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene exhibits a variety of electronic states, including
correlated insulators,–, superconductors,–and topological phases,,. Understanding the …

Spectroscopic signatures of many-body correlations in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene

Y **e, B Lian, B Jäck, X Liu, CL Chiu, K Watanabe… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
The discovery of superconducting and insulating states in magic-angle twisted bilayer
graphene (MATBG), has ignited considerable interest in understanding the nature of …

Electronic correlations in twisted bilayer graphene near the magic angle

Y Choi, J Kemmer, Y Peng, A Thomson, H Arora… - Nature physics, 2019 - nature.com
Twisted bilayer graphene with a twist angle of around 1.1° features a pair of isolated flat
electronic bands and forms a platform for investigating strongly correlated electrons. Here …