Strongly interacting phases in twisted bilayer graphene at the magic angle
Twisted bilayer graphene near the magic angle is known to have a cascade of insulating phases at integer filling factors of the low-energy bands. In this Letter we address the nature of these phases through an unrestricted, large-scale Hartree-Fock calculation on the lattice that self-consistently accounts for all electronic bands. Using numerically unbiased methods, we show that Coulomb interactions produce ferromagnetic insulating states at integer fillings $\ensuremath{\nu}\ensuremath{\in}[\ensuremath{-}3,3]$ with maximal spin polarization ${M}_{\text{FM}}=4\ensuremath{-}|\ensuremath{\nu}|$. We find that the $\ensuremath{\nu}=0$ state is a pure ferromagnet, whereas all other insulating states are spin-valley polarized. At odd filling factors $|\ensuremath{\nu}|=1,3$ those states have a quantum anomalous Hall effect with Chern number $\mathcal{C}=1$. Except for the $\ensuremath{\nu}=0,\ensuremath{-}2$ states, all other integer fillings have insulating phases with additional sublattice symmetry breaking and antiferromagnetism in the remote bands. We map the metal-insulator transitions of these phases as a function of the effective dielectric constant. Our results establish the importance of large-scale lattice calculations to faithfully determine the ground states of twisted bilayer graphene at integer fillings.
Authors
- Bruno Uchoa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9443-5050)
- Khagendra Adhikari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0901-2705)
- K. S. D. Beach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7977-5869)
- Kangjun Seo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7153-0006)
Institutions
- University of Mississippi (US)
- University of Oklahoma (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.110.l121123
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Graphene research and applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.47
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Supercomputing Center for Education and Research, University of Oklahoma