Moiré Kramers-Weyl Fermions with Ideal Radial Spin Texture from Structural Chirality

We demonstrate that two-dimensional Kramers-Weyl fermions can be engineered in spin-orbit coupled twisted bilayers, where the chiral structure of these moiré systems breaks all mirror symmetries, confining Kramers-Weyl fermions to high-symmetry points in the Brillouin zone under time reversal symmetry. Our theoretical analysis reveals a symmetry-enforced, Weyl-like spinful interlayer moiré coupling that universally ensures an ideal radial spin-texture at arbitrary twist angles, under C_{nz} symmetry with n>2. First principles density functional calculation confirm the realization of these fermions in twisted α-In_{2}Se_{3} homobilayers, where flat bands and out-of-plane ferroelectric polarization in each layer guarantee two-dimensional Kramers-Weyl physics with ideal radial spin textures.

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Physical Review Letters
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2025-04-25
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https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.134.166401
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5
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Topological Materials and Phenomena
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Moiré Kramers-Weyl Fermions with Ideal Radial Spin Texture from Structural Chirality

Tony Low, D. J. P. de Sousa, Seungjun Lee
5 citations
Physical Review Letters
Topological Materials and Phenomena
6.23
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Moiré Kramers-Weyl Fermions with Ideal Radial Spin Texture from Structural Chirality

Tony Low, D. J. P. de Sousa, Seungjun Lee
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5 citations

Abstract

We demonstrate that two-dimensional Kramers-Weyl fermions can be engineered in spin-orbit coupled twisted bilayers, where the chiral structure of these moiré systems breaks all mirror symmetries, confining Kramers-Weyl fermions to high-symmetry points in the Brillouin zone under time reversal symmetry. Our theoretical analysis reveals a symmetry-enforced, Weyl-like spinful interlayer moiré coupling that universally ensures an ideal radial spin-texture at arbitrary twist angles, under C_{nz} symmetry with n>2. First principles density functional calculation confirm the realization of these fermions in twisted α-In_{2}Se_{3} homobilayers, where flat bands and out-of-plane ferroelectric polarization in each layer guarantee two-dimensional Kramers-Weyl physics with ideal radial spin textures.

Physical Review LettersVol. 134(16)
University of Minnesota System (US)
National Science Foundation, National Research Foundation of Korea, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative, Office of Naval Research
Openalex Percentile: Top 4%
Topological Materials and Phenomena
6.23
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