A microscopic perspective on moiré materials
Contemporary quantum materials research is guided by themes of topology and electronic
correlations. A confluence of these two themes is engineered in moiré materials, an …
correlations. A confluence of these two themes is engineered in moiré materials, an …
Applications of graphene in five senses, nervous system, and artificial muscles
Graphene remains of great interest in biomedical applications because of biocompatibility.
Diseases relating to human senses interfere with life satisfaction and happiness. Therefore …
Diseases relating to human senses interfere with life satisfaction and happiness. Therefore …
Composite Fermi Liquid at Zero Magnetic Field in Twisted
The pursuit of exotic phases of matter outside of the extreme conditions of a quantizing
magnetic field is a long-standing quest of solid state physics. Recent experiments have …
magnetic field is a long-standing quest of solid state physics. Recent experiments have …
Magic-angle helical trilayer graphene
We propose magic-angle helical trilayer graphene (HTG), a helical structure featuring
identical rotation angles between three consecutive layers of graphene, as a unique and …
identical rotation angles between three consecutive layers of graphene, as a unique and …
Vortexability: A unifying criterion for ideal fractional Chern insulators
Fractional Chern insulators realize the remarkable physics of the fractional quantum Hall
effect (FQHE) in crystalline systems with Chern bands. The lowest Landau level (LLL) is …
effect (FQHE) in crystalline systems with Chern bands. The lowest Landau level (LLL) is …
Pressure-enhanced fractional Chern insulators along a magic line in moiré transition metal dichalcogenides
We show that pressure applied to twisted WSe 2 can enhance the many-body gap and
region of stability of a fractional Chern insulator at filling ν= 1/3. Our results are based on …
region of stability of a fractional Chern insulator at filling ν= 1/3. Our results are based on …
The quantum geometric origin of capacitance in insulators
In band insulators, without a Fermi surface, adiabatic transport can exist due to the geometry
of the ground state wavefunction. Here we show that for systems driven at a small but finite …
of the ground state wavefunction. Here we show that for systems driven at a small but finite …
Origin of model fractional Chern insulators in all topological ideal flatbands: Explicit color-entangled wave function and exact density algebra
It is commonly believed that nonuniform Berry curvature destroys the Girvin-MacDonald-
Platzman algebra and as a consequence destabilizes fractional Chern insulators. In this …
Platzman algebra and as a consequence destabilizes fractional Chern insulators. In this …
Hierarchy of ideal flatbands in chiral twisted multilayer graphene models
We propose models of twisted multilayer graphene that exhibit exactly flat Bloch bands with
arbitrary Chern numbers and ideal band geometries. The models are constructed by twisting …
arbitrary Chern numbers and ideal band geometries. The models are constructed by twisting …
Fractional Chern insulator states in multilayer graphene moiré superlattices
In this work, we theoretically study the fractional Chern insulator (FCI) states in
rhombohedral multilayer graphene moiré superlattices. We start from the highest energy …
rhombohedral multilayer graphene moiré superlattices. We start from the highest energy …