Moiré induced topology and flat bands in twisted bilayer WSe${}_2$: A first-principles study

Abstract

We study the influence of strong spin-orbit interaction on the formation of flat bands in relaxed twisted bilayer WSe${}_2$. Flat bands, well separated in energy, emerge at the band edges for twist angles ($\theta$) near 0${}^{\circ }$ and 60${}^{\circ }$. For $\theta$ near 0${}^{\circ }$, the interlayer hybridization together with a moiré potential determines the electronic structure. The bands near the valence band edge have nontrivial topology, with Chern numbers equal to +1 or $-$1. We propose that the nontrivial topology of the first band can be probed experimentally for twist angles less than a critical angle of 3.5${}^{\circ }$. For $\theta$ near 60${}^{\circ }$, the flattening of the bands arising from the K point of the unit cell Brillouin zone is a result of atomic rearrangements in the individual layers. Our findings on the flat bands and the localization of their wavefunctions for both ranges of $\theta$ match well with recent experimental observations.

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