Tensor-network methodology for real-space super-moiré excitons
Computing excitonic spectra in quasicrystal and super-moiré systems constitutes a formidable challenge due to the exceptional size of the excitonic Hilbert space. Here, we demonstrate a tensor-network method for the real-space Bethe-Salpeter Hamiltonian, allowing us to access the spectra of an excitonic 10^{18} 10 18 -dimensional Hamiltonian, and enabling the direct computation of bound-exciton spectral functions for systems exceeding one billion lattice sites, several orders of magnitude beyond the capabilities of conventional approaches. Our method combines a tensor-network encoding of the real-space Bethe-Salpeter Hamiltonian with a Chebyshev tensor network algorithm. This strategy bypasses explicit storage of the Hamiltonian while preserving full real-space resolution across widely different length scales. We demonstrate our methodology for one- and two-dimensional super-moiré systems, achieving the simultaneous resolution of atomistic and mesoscopic structures in the excitonic spectra in billion-size systems, showing exciton miniband formation and moiré-induced spatial confinement. Our results establish a real-space methodology enabling the simulation of excitonic physics in large-scale quasicrystal and super-moiré quantum matter.
Authors
- T. V. C. Antão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3622-2513)
- José Luis Lado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9916-1589)
- Anouar Moustaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9844-2987)
- Lumen Eek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1233-4378)
- Yitao Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9479-7147)
Institutions
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Aalto University (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SciPost Physics
- Published
- 2026-11-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21468/scipostphys.21.5.108
- Primary Topic
- Quantum many-body systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Academy of Finland
- Aalto-Yliopisto
- Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap
- Oktatási és Kulturális Minisztérium
- European Research Council