Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Polar Vortex Superstructure and Its Coupling with Correlated Electrons in Quasiperiodic Moire Crystal |
| Authors: |
Li, Si-yu, Wang, Zhongrui, Han, Yingzhuo, Xu, Shaoqing, Xu, Zhiyue, Wang, Yingbo, Wang, Zhengwen, Xue, Yucheng, Song, Aisheng, Watanabe, Kenji, Taniguchi, Takashi, Wang, Xueyun, Ma, Tian-Bao, Hong, Jiawang, Gao, Hong-Jun, Jiang, Yuhang, Mao, Jinhai |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
Condensed Matter |
| Subject Terms: |
Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| More Details: |
Nanoscale polar structures are significant for understanding polarization processes in low-dimensional systems and hold potential for developing high-performance electronics. Here, we demonstrate a polar vortex superstructure arising from the reconstructed moir\'e patterns in twisted bilayer graphene aligned with hexagonal boron nitride. Scanning tunneling microscopy reveals spatially modulated charge polarization, while theoretical simulations indicate that the in-plane polarization field forms an array of polar vortices. Notably, this polar field is gate-tunable, exhibiting an unconventional gate-tunable polar sliding and screening process. Moreover, its interaction with electron correlations in twisted bilayer graphene leads to modulated correlated states. Our findings establish moir\'e pattern reconstruction as a powerful strategy for engineering nanoscale polar structures and emergent quantum phases in van der Waals materials.
Comment: 4 Figures |
| Document Type: |
Working Paper |
| Access URL: |
http://arxiv.org/abs/2502.20675 |
| Accession Number: |
edsarx.2502.20675 |
| Database: |
arXiv |
