• 文献标题:   Observation of chiral and slow plasmons in twisted bilayer graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HUANG TY, TU XC, SHEN CQ, ZHENG BJ, WANG JZ, WANG H, KHALIJI K, PARK SH, LIU ZY, YANG T, ZHANG ZD, SHAO L, LI XS, LOW T, SHI Y, WANG XM
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE
  • ISSN:   0028-0836 EI 1476-4687
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  • 被引频次:   18
  • DOI:   10.1038/s41586-022-04520-8
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Moire superlattices have led to observations of exotic emergent electronic properties such as superconductivity and strong correlated states in small-rotation-angle twisted bilayer graphene (tBLG)(1,2). Recently, these findings have inspired the search for new properties in moire plasmons. Although plasmon propagation in the tBLG basal plane has been studied by near-field nano-imaging techniques(3-7), the general electromagnetic character and properties of these plasmons remain elusive. Here we report the direct observation of two new plasmon modes in macroscopic tBLG with a highly ordered moire superlattice. Using spiral structured nanoribbons of tBLG, we identify signatures of chiral plasmons that arise owing to the uncompensated Berry flux of the electron gas under optical pumping. The salient features of these chiral plasmons are shown through their dependence on optical pumping intensity and electron fillings, in conjunction with distinct resonance splitting and Faraday rotation coinciding with the spectral window of maximal Berry flux. Moreover, we also identify a slow plasmonic mode around 0.4 electronvolts, which stems from the interband transitions between the nested subbands in lattice-relaxed AB-stacked domains. This mode may open up opportunities for strong light-matter interactions within the highly sought after mid-wave infrared spectral window(8). Our results unveil the new electromagnetic dynamics of small-angle tBLG and exemplify it as a unique quantum optical platform.