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Electron correlation and non-Fermi-liquid behavior in minimally twisted bilayer graphene

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Abstract

We study the phenomena driven by electron-electron interactions in minimally twisted bilayer graphene (mTBLG) with a perpendicular electric field. The low-energy degrees of freedom in mTBLG are governed by a network of one-dimensional domain-wall states, described by two channels of linearly dispersing one-dimensional spin-1/2 fermions. We show that the interaction can realize a spin-gapped inter-channel charge density wave state at generic fillings. Moreover, we demonstrate that the finite-temperature resistivity features a non-Fermi-liquid behavior due to the (linearly dispersing) electrons scattering off the incoherent charge fluctuations in the domain-wall states. Our predictions are robust against the twist-angle disorder and can apply to other moir\'e systems that manifest topological domain-wall structures.

Presenters

  • Yang-Zhi Chou

    Physics, University of Maryland College Park, Condensed Matter Theory Center, Joint Quantum Institute, and Department of Physics, University of Maryland College Park

Authors

  • Yang-Zhi Chou

    Physics, University of Maryland College Park, Condensed Matter Theory Center, Joint Quantum Institute, and Department of Physics, University of Maryland College Park

  • Fengcheng Wu

    University of Maryland, College Park, Argonne National Laboratory, Physics, University of Maryland, Condensed Matter Theory Center, Joint Quantum Institute, and Department of Physics, University of Maryland College Park

  • Jay Sau

    University of Maryland, College Park, Condensed Matter Theory Center and Joint Quantum Institute, Department of Physics, Univeristy of Maryland, Condensed Matter Theory Center, Joint Quantum Institute, and Department of Physics, University of Maryland College Park