摘要
Twisted graphene bilayers (TGBs) with slight twist angle always have low-energy Van Hove singularities (VHSs) that are strongly localized around AA-stacked regions of the moiré pattern. The localized VHSs are strongly related to novel correlated quantum states, such as Mott-like insulating phase and unconventional superconductivity, observed in the slightly TGBs. Here we studied the electronic properties of a TGB with θ∼1.64 and demonstrated that a VHS splits into two spin-polarized states flanking the Fermi energy when the VHS is close to the Fermi level. Such a result indicates that localized magnetic moments emerge in the AA-stacked regions of the TGB. Since the low-energy VHSs can be reached in slightly TGBs, our result therefore provides a facile direction to realize novel quantum phases in graphene system.
源语言 | 英语 |
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文章编号 | 201408 |
期刊 | Physical Review B |
卷 | 99 |
期 | 20 |
DOI | |
出版状态 | 已出版 - 9 5月 2019 |
已对外发布 | 是 |