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Trigonal quasicrystalline states in [Formula: see text] rotated double moiré superlattices
We study the lattice configuration and electronic structure of a double moiré superlattice, which is composed of a graphene layer encapsulated by two other layers in a way such that the two hexagonal moiré patterns are arranged in a dodecagonal quasicrystalline configuration. We show that there are...
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description | We study the lattice configuration and electronic structure of a double moiré superlattice, which is composed of a graphene layer encapsulated by two other layers in a way such that the two hexagonal moiré patterns are arranged in a dodecagonal quasicrystalline configuration. We show that there are between 0 and 4 such configurations depending on the lattice mismatch between graphene and the encapsulating layer. We then reveal the resonant interaction, which is distinct from the conventional 2-, 3-, 4-wave mixing of moiré superlattices, that brings together and hybridizes twelve degenerate Bloch states of monolayer graphene. These states do not fully satisfy the dodecagonal quasicrystalline rotational symmetry due to the symmetry of the wave vectors involved. Instead, their wave functions exhibit trigonal quasicrystalline order, which lacks inversion symmetry, at the energies much closer to the charge neutrality point of graphene. |
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spelling | pubmed-81729072021-06-04 Trigonal quasicrystalline states in [Formula: see text] rotated double moiré superlattices Crosse, J. A. Moon, Pilkyung Sci Rep Article We study the lattice configuration and electronic structure of a double moiré superlattice, which is composed of a graphene layer encapsulated by two other layers in a way such that the two hexagonal moiré patterns are arranged in a dodecagonal quasicrystalline configuration. We show that there are between 0 and 4 such configurations depending on the lattice mismatch between graphene and the encapsulating layer. We then reveal the resonant interaction, which is distinct from the conventional 2-, 3-, 4-wave mixing of moiré superlattices, that brings together and hybridizes twelve degenerate Bloch states of monolayer graphene. These states do not fully satisfy the dodecagonal quasicrystalline rotational symmetry due to the symmetry of the wave vectors involved. Instead, their wave functions exhibit trigonal quasicrystalline order, which lacks inversion symmetry, at the energies much closer to the charge neutrality point of graphene. Nature Publishing Group UK 2021-06-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8172907/ /pubmed/34078996 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91044-2 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Article Crosse, J. A. Moon, Pilkyung Trigonal quasicrystalline states in [Formula: see text] rotated double moiré superlattices |
title | Trigonal quasicrystalline states in [Formula: see text] rotated double moiré superlattices |
title_full | Trigonal quasicrystalline states in [Formula: see text] rotated double moiré superlattices |
title_fullStr | Trigonal quasicrystalline states in [Formula: see text] rotated double moiré superlattices |
title_full_unstemmed | Trigonal quasicrystalline states in [Formula: see text] rotated double moiré superlattices |
title_short | Trigonal quasicrystalline states in [Formula: see text] rotated double moiré superlattices |
title_sort | trigonal quasicrystalline states in [formula: see text] rotated double moiré superlattices |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8172907/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34078996 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91044-2 |
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