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Moiré-Mott insulators in transition metal dichalcogenides: Spin liquids and doping

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Abstract

Moiré heterostructures of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD) have been shown to give rise to correlated insulating states at fractional fillings, forming self-organized charge lattices. The combination of spin-orbit coupling and moiré modulation can lead pseudomagnetic fields and associated fluxes patterns for electrons. We explore the possibility of spin-liquid states in these systems. We further discuss the effects of doping these correlated insulating states at fractional fillings.

Presenters

  • Urban F Seifert

    Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara

Authors

  • Urban F Seifert

    Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara

  • Zhenhao Song

    UC Santa Barbara

  • Zhu-Xi Luo

    Harvard University

  • Leon Balents

    University of California, Santa Barbara