2D Materials: Transition Metals Dichalcogenides

Presentations

• Moiré Structures Beyond Small Twist Angles

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 16, 2026, 3:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:06 PM

  Publication: [1] Li, Y., Shi, C., Zhang, F., Liu, X., Xue, Y., Ha, V. A., ... & Shih, C. K. (2025). Robust supermoiré pattern in large-angle single-twist bilayers. Nature Physics, 1-8.
  [2] Li, Y., Zhang, F., Ha, V. A., Lin, Y. C., Dong, C., Gao, Q., ... & Shih, C. K. (2024). Tuning commensurability in twisted van der Waals bilayers. Nature, 625(7995), 494-499.
  [3] Liu, Z., Gao, Q., Li, Y., Liu, X., Zhang, F., Kim, D. S., ... & Li, X. (2024). Field-Tunable Valley Coupling and Localization in a Dodecagonal Semiconductor Quasicrystal. arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.02176.

  Presenters

  • Yanxing Li

    • Princeton University

  Authors

  • Yanxing Li

    • Princeton University

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• Layer-Resolved Picometer-Scale Lattice Reconstruction in Large Angle Twisted WSe₂

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 4:06 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:18 PM

  Publication: 1. Jiang, Y. et al. Electron ptychography of 2D materials to deep sub-ångström resolution. Nature 559, 343–349 (2018).
  2. Chen, Z. et al. Electron ptychography achieves atomic-resolution limits set by lattice vibrations. Science 372, 826–831 (2021).
  3. Li, Y. et al. Robust supermoiré pattern in large-angle single-twist bilayers. Nat. Phys. 21, 1085-1092 (2025).

  Presenters

  • Yimo Han

    • Rice University

  Authors

  • Yimo Han

    • Rice University

  • Chuqiao Shi

  • Yanxing Li

    • Princeton University

  • Yi Jiang

    • Argonne National Laboratory

  • Giovanny Espitia

    • The University of Texas at Austin

  • Yiyuan Luo

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Xu Qi

  • Xiaohui Liu

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Xiaoqin Elaine Li

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Mit Naik

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Chih-Kang Shih

    • University of Texas at Austin

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• Dynamic Force Microscopy and Tunneling Spectroscopy of Moiré Trilayers with Atomic Lattice Reconstruction

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 4:18 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:30 PM

  Presenters

  • FuXiang Chen

    • University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • FuXiang Chen

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Fan Zhang

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Andrew Murphy

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • DONGSEOB KIM

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Yiyuan Luo

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Yanxing Li

    • Princeton University

  • Xiaoqin Elaine Li

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Chih-Kang Shih

    • University of Texas at Austin

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• Imaging twisted bilayer 1T’-WTe₂ with scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 4:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Keng Tou Chu

    • University of Washington

  Authors

  • Keng Tou Chu

    • University of Washington

  • Florie Mesple

    • University of Washington

  • Ellis Thompson

    • University of Washington

  • Jackson Chapman

    • University of Washington

  • Chaowei Hu

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Kenji Watanabe

    • National Institute for Materials Science

  • Takashi Taniguchi

    • National Institute for Materials Science

  • Xiaodong Xu

    • University of Washington

  • David Cobden

    • University of Washington

  • Jiun-Haw Chu

    • University of Washington

  • Matthew Yankowitz

    • University of Washington

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• Exploring charge density waves in twisted bilayer NbSe₂ with machine learning

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

  March 16, 2026, 4:42 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Zachary Goodwin

    • University of Oxford

  Authors

  • Zachary Goodwin

    • University of Oxford

  • Norma Rivano

    • Harvard University

  • Boris Kozinsky

    • Harvard University

  • Christopher Cheung

  • Arash Mostofi

    • Imperial College London

  • Johannes Lischner

    • Imperial College London

  • Francesco Libbi

  • Chuin Wei Tan

  • Adolfo Fumega

    • Aalto University

  • Jose Lado

    • Aalto University

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• Geometrically Induced Emergent Band in Electronic Structures of van der Waals Moiré Bilayer: PtSe₂/PtTe₂

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 4:54 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Yin-Song Liao

    • National Taiwan University

  Authors

  • Yin-Song Liao

    • National Taiwan University

  • Cheng-Maw Cheng

  • Meng-Kai Lin

    • Natl Central University

  • Jyh-Pin Chou

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• STM studies of air-sensitive WTe₂ enabled by sliding disassembly techniques

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 5:06 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Ellis Thompson

    • University of Washington

  Authors

  • Ellis Thompson

    • University of Washington

  • Florie Mesple

    • University of Washington

  • Keng Tou Chu

    • University of Washington

  • Jordan Pack

    • Columbia University

  • Karl Falb

    • Columbia University

  • Jackson Chapman

    • University of Washington

  • Chaowei Hu

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Kenji Watanabe

    • National Institute for Materials Science

  • Takashi Taniguchi

    • National Institute for Materials Science

  • Xiaodong Xu

    • University of Washington

  • David Cobden

    • University of Washington

  • Jiun-Haw Chu

    • University of Washington

  • Cory Dean

    • Columbia University

  • Aravind Devarakonda

    • Columbia University

  • Matthew Yankowitz

    • University of Washington

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• Using a MEMS-based Generic Actuation platform(MEGA2D) to explore low temperature optical properties of 2D materials

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 5:18 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Yuan Sui

    • University of California, Berkeley

  Authors

  • Yuan Sui

    • University of California, Berkeley

  • Zeyu Hao

    • University of California, Berkeley

  • Tianyi Ruan

  • Hyungbin Lim

  • feng wang

    • University of California, Berkeley

  • Yuan Cao

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• Emergent Pair Density Waves in Van Hove Metals: The Case Study of Bilayer  1T'-WTe₂

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 5:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Hyeok-Jun Yang

    • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU

  Authors

  • Hyeok-Jun Yang

    • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU

  • Fan Wu

  • Min Guo

  • Juan Granieri

    • University of Notre Dame

  • Kateryna Foyevtsova

  • Yi-Ting Hsu

    • University of Notre Dame

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• Moiré-enabled spin pumping and preservation in MoSe₂/WS₂ heterobilayers

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

  March 16, 2026, 5:42 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Leo Yu

    • Stanford University

  Authors

  • Leo Yu

    • Stanford University

  • Kateryna Pistunova

    • Stanford University

  • Sudipta Kundu

    • Stanford University

  • Jenny Hu

    • Stanford University

  • Kenji Watanabe

    • National Institute for Materials Science

  • Takashi Taniguchi

    • National Institute for Materials Science

  • Felipe da Jornada

    • Stanford University

  • Tony Heinz

    • Stanford University

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• Tunable Bulk Crystal Analogues of Moiré Materials

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 16, 2026, 5:54 PM – March 16, 2026, 6:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Kevin Nuckolls

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Kevin Nuckolls

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Nisarga Paul

    • Caltech

  • Alan Chen

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Filippo Gaggioli

    • MIT

  • Joshua Wakefield

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Avi Auslender

  • Jules Gardener

  • Austin Akey

  • David Graf

    • Florida State University

  • Takehito Suzuki

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • David Bell

    • Harvard University

  • Liang Fu

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Joseph Checkelsky

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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