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  Maximized electron interactions at the magic angle in twisted bilayer graphene

Kerelsky, A., McGilly, L. J., Kennes, D. M., Xian, L. D., Yankowitz, M., Chen, S., et al. (2019). Maximized electron interactions at the magic angle in twisted bilayer graphene. Nature, 572(7767), 95-100. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1431-9.

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Kerelsky, A.1, Author
McGilly, L. J.1, Author
Kennes, D. M.2, Author
Xian, L. D.3, Author           
Yankowitz, M.1, Author
Chen, S.1, 4, Author
Watanabe, K.5, Author
Taniguchi, T.5, Author
Hone, J.6, Author
Dean, C.1, Author
Rubio, A.3, 7, Author           
Pasupathy, A. N.1, Author
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1Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, ou_persistent22              
2Dahlem Center for Complex Quantum Systems and Fachbereich Physik, Freie Universität Berlin, ou_persistent22              
3Theory Group, Theory Department, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Max Planck Society, ou_2266715              
4Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, ou_persistent22              
5National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, ou_persistent22              
6Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, ou_persistent22              
7Center for Computational Quantum Physics, The Flatiron Institute, New York, ou_persistent22              

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 Abstract: 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 crystals1,2. Moiré tuning of the band structure has led to the recent discovery of superconductivity3,4 and correlated insulating phases5 in twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) near the ‘magic angle’ of twist of about 1.1 degrees, with a phase diagram reminiscent of high-transition-temperature superconductors. Here we directly map the atomic-scale structural and electronic properties of TBG near the magic angle using scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy. We observe two distinct van Hove singularities (VHSs) in the local density of states around the magic angle, with an energy separation of 57 millielectronvolts that drops to 40 millielectronvolts with high electron/hole doping. Unexpectedly, the VHS energy separation continues to decrease with decreasing twist angle, with a lowest value of 7 to 13 millielectronvolts at a magic angle of 0.79 degrees. More crucial to the correlated behaviour of this material, we find that at the magic angle, the ratio of the Coulomb interaction to the bandwidth of each individual VHS (U/t) is maximized, which is optimal for electronic Cooper pairing mechanisms. When doped near the half-moiré-band filling, a correlation-induced gap splits the conduction VHS with a maximum size of 6.5 millielectronvolts at 1.15 degrees, dropping to 4 millielectronvolts at 0.79 degrees. We capture the doping-dependent and angle-dependent spectroscopy results using a Hartree–Fock model, which allows us to extract the on-site and nearest-neighbour Coulomb interactions. This analysis yields a U/t of order unity indicating that magic-angle TBG is moderately correlated. In addition, scanning tunnelling spectroscopy maps reveal an energy- and doping-dependent three-fold rotational-symmetry breaking of the local density of states in TBG, with the strongest symmetry breaking near the Fermi level and further enhanced when doped to the correlated gap regime. This indicates the presence of a strong electronic nematic susceptibility or even nematic order in TBG in regions of the phase diagram where superconductivity is observed.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2018-12-232019-06-142019-07-312019-08-01
 Publication Status: Issued
 Pages: 6
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 Rev. Type: Peer
 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1431-9
arXiv: 1812.08776
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Grant ID : 709382
Funding program : Horizon 2020 (H2020)
Funding organization : European Commission (EC)
Project name : We thank A. Millis, J. Schmalian, L. Fu, R. Fernandes and S. Todadri for discussions. This work is supported by the Programmable Quantum Materials (Pro-QM) programme at Columbia University, an Energy Frontier Research Center established by the Department of Energy (grant DE-SC0019443). Equipment support is provided by the Office of Naval Research (grant N00014-17-1-2967) and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (grant FA9550-16-1-0601). Support for sample fabrication at Columbia University is provided by the NSF MRSEC programme through Columbia in the Center for Precision Assembly of Superstratic and Superatomic Solids (DMR-1420634). Theoretical work was supported by the European Research Council (ERC-2015-AdG694097). The Flatiron Institute is a division of the Simons Foundation. L.X. acknowledges the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement number 709382 (MODHET). A.N.P. and A.R. acknowledge support from the Max Planck—New York City Center for Non-Equilibrium Quantum Phenomena. D.M.K. acknowledges funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft through the Emmy Noether programme (KA 3360/2-1). C.D. acknowledges support by the Army Research Office under W911NF-17-1-0323 and The David and Lucile Packard foundation.
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Title: Nature
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Publ. Info: London : Nature Publishing Group
Pages: 6 Volume / Issue: 572 (7767) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 95 - 100 Identifier: ISSN: 0028-0836
CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/954925427238