• 文献标题:   Tunable band gap in twisted bilayer graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   JIANG XC, ZHAO YY, ZHANG YZ
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   2469-9950 EI 2469-9969
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  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.105.115106
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

At large commensurate angles, twisted bilayer graphene which holds even parity under sublattice exchange exhibits a tiny gap. Here, we point out a way to tune this tiny gap into a large gap. We start from comprehensive understanding of the physical origin of gap opening by density functional theory calculations. We reveal that the effective interlayer hopping, intralayer charge-density wave, or interlayer charge imbalance favors a gap. Then, on the basis of tight-binding calculations, we suggest that a periodic transverse inhomogeneous pressure, which can tune interlayer hoppings in specific regions of the moir ' e supercell, may open a gap of over 100 meV, which is further confirmed by first-principles calculations. Our results provide a theoretical guidance for experiments to open a large gap in twisted bilayer graphene.