Physics & Astronomy Virtual Quantum/Nano Seminar - Stephen Carr, Brown Univ.

Title: "Designing Hamiltonians with Twistronics"

November 12, 2020
4 pm - 5 pm
Location
Zoom: Email for link and password
Sponsored by
Physics & Astronomy Department
Audience
Public
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Tressena Manning
603-646-2854
ABSTRACT: When layers of two-dimensional materials are placed on top of one another with a relative twist angle, they generate a beautiful interference pattern known as a moiré superlattice. The interface between the layers is highly sensitive to the twist angle and external perturbations, making twistronics (from "twist" & "electronics") among the most controllable platforms for studying fermions in two-dimensions. When the angle is sufficiently small, the electrons undergo severe band flattening which encourages the appearance of superconductivity, strongly correlated phases, and topological insulators.
Location
Zoom: Email for link and password
Sponsored by
Physics & Astronomy Department
Audience
Public
More information
Tressena Manning
603-646-2854