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most citedDesigning Moiré Patterns by Strain

40 citations · 102 across the 17 of their papers we have counts for

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17 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Twist and strain identification in moiré heterostructures

Zhen Zhan, Federico Escudero, Dong Wang +4

The geometrical and electronic properties of moiré materials are highly sensitive to the twist and strain in the samples due to the moiré magnifying effect. Accurate identification…

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Tunable topological narrow bands in twisted bilayer-trilayer graphene

Dong Wang, Federico Escudero, Zhen Zhan +1

We investigate the low-energy band structure and topology of twisted bilayer--trilayer graphene with four stacking configurations: AB--ABC, BA--ABC, AB--ABA, and BA--ABA. Using bot…

cond-mat.mes-hall2026★ 4 cited

Structural and electronic signatures of strain-tunable marginally twisted bilayer graphene

Pei Ouyang, Jiawei Yu, Qian Li +11

Marginally twisted bilayer graphene having small twist angles is predicted to exhibit unique structural and electronic properties, though experimental characterization remains limi…

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Straintronics and twistronics in bilayer graphene

Federico Escudero, Dong Wang, Pierre A. Pantaleón +3

The interplay of twist and strain in bilayer graphene enables the formation of moiré patterns and narrow bands that host correlated and topological phases. While magic-angle twiste…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 2 cited

Review of the tight-binding method applicable to the properties of moiré superlattices

Xueheng Kuang, Federico Escudero, Pierre A. Pantaleón +2

Moiré superlattices have emerged as a versatile platform for exploring a wide range of ex- otic quantum phenomena. Unlike angstrom-scale materials, the moiré length-scale system co…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025★ 2 cited

Twistraintronics in Square Moire Superlattices of Stacked Graphene Layers

Roberto Carrasco, Federico Escudero, Zhen Zhan +6

We report the first observation of controlled, strain-induced square moire patterns in stacked graphene. By selectively displacing native wrinkles, we drive a reversible transition…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025★ 3 cited

Geometrical properties of strained and twisted moiré heterostructures

Federico Escudero, Francisco Guinea, Zhen Zhan

The experimental observations of many interaction-driven electronic phases in moiré superlattices have stimulated intense theoretical and experimental efforts to understand and eng…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025★ 7 cited

Milli-Tesla Quantization enabled by Tuneable Coulomb Screening in Large-Angle Twisted Graphene

I. Babich, I. Reznikov, I. Begichev +15

The electronic quality of graphene has improved significantly over the past two decades, revealing novel phenomena. However, even state-of-the-art devices exhibit substantial spati…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025★ 1 cited

Heavy fermion phase diagram in magic-angle twisted trilayer graphene

Le Zhang, Wenqiang Zhou, Xinjie Fang +5

The interplay between localized magnetic moments and itinerant electrons gives rise to exotic quantum states in condensed matter systems. Here, we demonstrate an electrically tunab…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024

Designing Flat Bands and Pseudo-Landau Levels in GaAs with Patterned Gates

Pierre A. Pantaleon, Zhen Zhan, Siddhartha E. Morales +1

We investigate the electronic properties of two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) subjected to a periodic patterned gate. By incorporating the superlattice (SL) potential induced…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 6 cited

Designing Band Structures by Patterned Dielectric Superlattices

Zhen Zhan, Yonggang Li, Pierre A. Pantaleon

We investigate the electronic structure of graphene monolayers subjected to patterned dielectric superlattices. Through a quantum capacitance model approach, we simulate realistic…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 2 cited

Strain and twist angle driven electronic structure evolution in twisted bilayer graphene

Jiawei Yu, Guihao Jia, Qian Li +14

In twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) devices, local strains frequently coexist and intertwine with the twist-angle-dependent moiré superlattice, significantly influencing the electron…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 25 cited

Terahertz photocurrent probe of quantum geometry and interactions in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene

Roshan Krishna Kumar, Geng Li, Riccardo Bertini +24

Moiré materials represent strongly interacting electron systems bridging topological and correlated physics. Despite significant advances, decoding wavefunction properties underlyi…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024

Infrared Spectroscopy for Diagnosing Superlattice Minibands in Magic-angle Twisted Bilayer Graphene

Geng Li, Roshan Krishna Kumar, Petr Stepanov +11

Twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) represents a highly tunable, strongly correlated electron system owed to its unique flat electronic bands. However, understanding the single-particle…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 1 cited

Robust flat bands in twisted trilayer graphene quasicrystals

Chen-Yue Hao, Zhen Zhan, Pierre A. Pantaleón +6

Moiré structures formed by twisting three layers of graphene with two independent twist angles present an ideal platform for studying correlated quantum phenomena, as an infinite s…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 9 cited

High-mobility compensated semimetals, orbital magnetization, and umklapp scattering in bilayer graphene moire superlattices

A. L. Shilov, M. A. Kashchenko, P. A. Pantaleón +10

Twist-controlled moire superlattices (MS) have emerged as a versatile platform in which to realize artificial systems with complex electronic spectra. Bernal-stacked bilayer graphe…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 40 cited

Designing Moiré Patterns by Strain

Federico Escudero, Andreas Sinner, Zhen Zhan +2

Experiments conducted on two-dimensional twisted materials have revealed a plethora of moiré patterns with different forms and shapes. The formation of these patterns is usually at…