Overlaying two atomic layers with a slight lattice mismatch or at a small rotation angle
creates a moiré superlattice, which has properties that are markedly modified from (and at …

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 …

With the outstanding mechanical properties, van der Waals (vdW) materials have attracted
extensive attention in the research of straintronics in the past decade. In this perspective, we …

Moiré heterobilayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) emerge as an ideal system for
simulating the single-band Hubbard model and interesting correlated phases have been …

This paper presents a mathematical and numerical analysis of the flat-band wave functions
occurring in the chiral model of twisted bilayer graphene at the “magic” twist angles. We …

The exceptional control of the electronic energy bands in atomically thin quantum materials
has led to the discovery of several emergent phenomena. However, at present there is no …

The first isolation of graphene opens the avenue for new platforms for physics, electronic
engineering, and materials sciences. Among several kinds of synthesis approaches …

Rydberg excitons, the solid-state counterparts of Rydberg atoms, have sparked
considerable interest with regard to the harnessing of their quantum application potentials …

The relentless pursuit of band structure engineering continues to be a fundamental aspect in
solid-state research. Here, we meticulously construct an artificial kagome potential to …

TBPLaS is an open-source software package for the accurate simulation of physical systems
with arbitrary geometry and dimensionality utilizing the tight-binding (TB) theory. It has an …