Proximity effects between a graphene quasicrystal and magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene
We present a numerical study of three-layer graphene heterostructures in which the layers are twisted by the magic angle ($\ensuremath{\sim}1.{1}^{\ensuremath{\circ}}$) or by $\ensuremath{\sim}{30}^{\ensuremath{\circ}}$ to form a graphene quasicrystal. The heterostacks are described using realistic structural relaxations and tight-binding Hamiltonians, and their transport properties are computed for both pristine and disordered systems containing up to $\ensuremath{\sim}8$ million atoms. Owing to the weak interlayer coupling, we resolve the hybridization between magic-angle flat bands and quasicrystalline states, which are modified in distinct ways across low- and high-energy windows, revealing a different hybrid electronic regime to explore.
Authors
- Stephan Roche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0323-4665)
- Jean‐Christophe Charlier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5749-1328)
- Aron W. Cummings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2307-497X)
- Việt Hùng Nguyễn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6729-3520)
- Pedro Alcázar Guerrero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2620)
Institutions
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ES)
- Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ES)
- Centre de Recerca Matemàtica (ES)
- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ES)
- UCLouvain (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/22s2-vpm5
- Primary Topic
- Quasicrystal Structures and Properties
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00