Exact Diagonalization for Magic-Angle Twisted Bilayer Graphene

We report on finite-size exact-diagonalization calculations in a Hilbert space defined by the continuum-model flat moiré bands of magic angle twisted bilayer graphene. For moiré band filling 3 > | ν | > 2 , where superconductivity is strongest, we obtain evidence that the ground state is a spi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2021-10, Vol.127 (14), p.1-147203, Article 147203
Hauptverfasser: Potasz, Pawel, Xie, Ming, MacDonald, A. H.
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Zusammenfassung:We report on finite-size exact-diagonalization calculations in a Hilbert space defined by the continuum-model flat moiré bands of magic angle twisted bilayer graphene. For moiré band filling 3 > | ν | > 2 , where superconductivity is strongest, we obtain evidence that the ground state is a spin ferromagnet. Near | ν | = 3 , we find Chern insulator ground states that have spontaneous spin, valley, and sublattice polarization, and demonstrate that the anisotropy energy in this order-parameter space is strongly band-filling-factor dependent. We emphasize that inclusion of the remote band self-energy is necessary for a reliable description of magic angle twisted bilayer graphene flat band correlations.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.147203