Robust flat bands in twisted trilayer graphene moiré quasicrystals

CY Hao, Z Zhan, PA Pantaleón, JQ He, YX Zhao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Moiré structures formed by twisting three layers of graphene with two independent twist
angles present an ideal platform for studying correlated quantum phenomena, as an infinite …

Polar and quasicrystal vortex observed in twisted-bilayer molybdenum disulfide

CS Tsang, X Zheng, T Yang, Z Yan, W Han, LW Wong… - Science, 2024 - science.org
We report the observation of an electric field in twisted-bilayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)
and elucidate its correlation with local polar domains using four-dimensional scanning …

Supersymmetry dictated topology in periodic gauge fields and realization in strained and twisted 2D materials

D Zhai, Z Lin, W Yao - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Supersymmetry (SUSY) of a Hamiltonian dictates double degeneracy between a pair of
superpartners (SPs) transformed by supercharge, except at zero energy where modes …

Tunable Out-of-Plane Reconstructions in Moiré Superlattices of Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Heterobilayers

H Zhao, S Yang, C Ge, D Zhang, L Huang, M Chen… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The reconstructed moiré superlattices of the transition metal chalcogenide (TMD), formed by
the combined effects of interlayer coupling and intralayer strain, provide a platform for …

Emergence of radial Rashba spin-orbit fields in twisted van der Waals heterostructures

T Frank, PE Faria Junior, K Zollner, J Fabian - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Rashba spin-orbit coupling is a quintessential spin interaction appearing in virtually any
electronic heterostructure. Its paradigmatic spin texture in the momentum space forms a …

Toward direct band gaps in typical 2D transition-metal dichalcogenides junctions via real and energy spaces tuning

MY Tian, YM Gao, YJ Zhang, MX Ren, XH Lv… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Most of the van der Waals homo-and hetero-junctions of group VIB two-dimensional (2D)
transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs; MoS2, WS2, MoSe2, and WSe2) show indirect …

Higher-order topology in twisted multilayer systems: a review

C Hua, DH Xu - arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.15643, 2024 - arxiv.org
In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in higher-order topological phases
(HOTPs) across various disciplines within the field of physics. These unique phases are …

Hexagonal Boron Nitride Crystal Growth in the Li3BN2-BN System

C Maestre, P Steyer, B Toury, C Journet… - Chemistry of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) presents valuable intrinsic properties and attracts
considerable attention for the development of novel two-dimensional (2D) materials-based …

Electrically tunable Γ–Q interlayer excitons in twisted MoSe2 bilayers

J Huang, Z Xiong, J He, X Wu, K Watanabe… - Journal of Materials …, 2025 - Elsevier
Twist, the very degree of freedom in van der Waals heterostructures, offers a compelling
avenue to manipulate and tailor their electrical and optical characteristics. In particular …

Field-Tunable Valley Coupling and Localization in a Dodecagonal Semiconductor Quasicrystal

Z Liu, Q Gao, Y Li, X Liu, F Zhang, DS Kim, Y Ni… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Quasicrystals are characterized by atomic arrangements possessing long-range order
without periodicity. Van der Waals (vdW) bilayers provide a unique opportunity to …