Topological Moiré Platform Based on  Γ-point Twisting

Oral-In-person

Abstract

Moiré engineering is rapidly moving beyond graphene, opening new routes to correlated and topological phenomena. In this talk, I will focus on moiré materials whose low-energy states lie at the Γ point, including both twisted bilayer and twisted multilayer architectures. Using large-scale ab initio calculations together with continuum models, we characterize their electronic structure, valley physics, and topological invariants. I will highlight the role of interlayer hybridization and mechanisms that enable isolated topological Γ-valley bands. These results broaden the moiré materials landscape and suggest experimentally accessible pathways to valley-selective and topology-driven phases.

Presenters

  • Hanqi Pi

    • Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)

Authors

  • Hanqi Pi

    • Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)
  • Yves Kwan

    • University of Texas at Dallas
  • Haoyu Hu

    • Princeton University
  • Yi Jiang

    • Donostia International Physics Center
  • Dumitru Calugaru

    • University of Oxford
  • Maia Vergniory

  • Andrei Bernevig

    • Princeton University