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.

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Physical review. B./Physical review. B
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2024-09-26
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https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.110.l121123
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Strongly interacting phases in twisted bilayer graphene at the magic angle

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Strongly interacting phases in twisted bilayer graphene at the magic angle

Bruno Uchoa, Khagendra Adhikari, K. S. D. Beach, Kangjun Seo
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Abstract

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.

Physical review. B./Physical review. BVol. 110(12)
University of Mississippi (US), University of Oklahoma (US)
National Science Foundation, Supercomputing Center for Education and Research, University of Oklahoma
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