Flat band carrier confinement in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene

Nikhil Tilak, Xinyuan Lai, Shuang Wu, Zhenyuan Zhang, Mingyu Xu, Raquel de Almeida Ribeiro, Paul C. Canfield and Eva Y. Andrei ()
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Nikhil Tilak: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Xinyuan Lai: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Shuang Wu: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Zhenyuan Zhang: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mingyu Xu: Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Raquel de Almeida Ribeiro: Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Paul C. Canfield: Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Eva Y. Andrei: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract Magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene has emerged as a powerful platform for studying strongly correlated electron physics, owing to its almost dispersionless low-energy bands and the ability to tune the band filling by electrostatic gating. Techniques to control the twist angle between graphene layers have led to rapid experimental progress but improving sample quality is essential for separating the delicate correlated electron physics from disorder effects. Owing to the 2D nature of the system and the relatively low carrier density, the samples are highly susceptible to small doping inhomogeneity which can drastically modify the local potential landscape. This potential disorder is distinct from the twist angle variation which has been studied elsewhere. Here, by using low temperature scanning tunneling spectroscopy and planar tunneling junction measurements, we demonstrate that flat bands in twisted bilayer graphene can amplify small doping inhomogeneity that surprisingly leads to carrier confinement, which in graphene could previously only be realized in the presence of a strong magnetic field.

Date: 2021
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