Light-induced emergent phenomena in 2D materials and topological materials

C Bao, P Tang, D Sun, S Zhou - Nature Reviews Physics, 2022‏ - nature.com
Light–matter interaction in 2D and topological materials provides a fascinating control knob
for inducing emergent, non-equilibrium properties and achieving new functionalities in the …

Recent advances on tuning the interlayer coupling and properties in van der Waals heterostructures

X Wu, X Chen, R Yang, J Zhan, Y Ren, K Li - Small, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures are receiving increasing research
attention due to the theoretically amazing properties and unprecedented application …

Low-frequency and Moiré–Floquet engineering: A review

M Rodriguez-Vega, M Vogl, GA Fiete - Annals of Physics, 2021‏ - Elsevier
We review recent work on low-frequency Floquet engineering and its application to quantum
materials driven by light, focusing on van der Waals systems hosting Moiré superlattices …

Photonic analog of bilayer graphene

M Oudich, G Su, Y Deng, W Benalcazar, R Huang… - Physical Review B, 2021‏ - APS
Drawing inspiration from bilayer graphene, this paper introduces its photonic analog
comprising two stacked graphenelike photonic crystals that are coupled in the near field …

Light-matter coupling and quantum geometry in moiré materials

GE Topp, CJ Eckhardt, DM Kennes, MA Sentef… - Physical Review B, 2021‏ - APS
Quantum geometry has been identified as an important ingredient for the physics of
quantum materials and especially of flat-band systems, such as moiré materials. On the …

Through the Lens of a Momentum Microscope: Viewing Light‐Induced Quantum Phenomena in 2D Materials

O Karni, I Esin, KM Dani - Advanced Materials, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Van der Waals (vdW) materials at their 2D limit are diverse, flexible, and unique laboratories
to study fundamental quantum phenomena and their future applications. Their novel …

Engineering flat bands in twisted-bilayer graphene away from the magic angle with chiral optical cavities

C Jiang, M Baggioli, QD Jiang - Physical Review Letters, 2024‏ - APS
Twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) is a recently discovered two-dimensional superlattice
structure which exhibits strongly correlated quantum many-body physics, including strange …

High-order nonlinear optical response of a twisted bilayer graphene

TN Ikeda - Physical Review Research, 2020‏ - APS
Focusing on the twist angle for the minimal commensurate structure, we perform
nonperturbative calculations of electron dynamics in the twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) …

Optically induced flat bands in twisted bilayer graphene

O Katz, G Refael, NH Lindner - Physical Review B, 2020‏ - APS
Twisted bilayer graphene at the magic twist angle features flat energy bands, which lead to
superconductivity and strong correlation physics. These unique properties are typically …

Light-Tunable Surface State and Hybridization Gap in Magnetic Topological Insulator MnBi8Te13

H Zhong, C Bao, H Wang, J Li, Z Yin, Y Xu, W Duan… - Nano Letters, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
MnBi8Te13 is an intrinsic ferromagnetic (FM) topological insulator with different complex
surface terminations. Resolving the electronic structures of different termination surfaces and …