Quasi-flat plasmonic bands in twisted bilayer graphene

Abstract

The charge susceptibility of twisted bilayer graphene is investigated in the Dirac cone, respectively random-phase approximation. For small enough twist angles $\theta \lesssim 2^{\circ }$ we find weakly Landau damped interband plasmons, i.~e., collective excitonic modes which exist in the undoped material, with an almost constant energy dispersion. In this regime, the loss function can be described as a Fano resonance and we argue that these excitations arise from the interaction of quasi-localised states with the incident light field. These predictions can be tested by nano-infrared imaging and possible applications include a "perfect" lens without the need of left-handed materials.

11 pages, 9 figures

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