• 文献标题:   Kekule valence bond order in an extended Hubbard model on the honeycomb lattice with possible applications to twisted bilayer graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   XU XY, LAW KT, LEE PA
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   2469-9950 EI 2469-9969
  • 通讯作者地址:   MIT
  • 被引频次:   37
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.98.121406
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Using large-scale quantum Monte Carlo simulations, we exactly solve a model of fermions hopping on the honeycomb lattice with cluster charge interactions, which has been proposed as an effective model with possible application to twisted bilayer graphene near half-filling. We find an interaction driven semimetal to insulator transition to an insulating phase consisting of a valence bond solid with Kekule pattern. Finite size scaling reveals that the phase transition of the semimetal to Kekule valence bond solid phase is continuous and belongs to chiral XY universality class.