275 research outputs found
Charge-transfer insulation in twisted bilayer graphene
We studied the real space structure of states in twisted bilayer graphene at
the `magic angle' . The flat bands close to charge
neutrality are composed of a mix of `ring' and `center' orbitals around the AA
stacking region. An effective model with localized orbitals is constructed,
which necessarily includes more than just the four flat bands. Long-range
Coulomb interaction causes a charge-transfer at half-filling of the flat bands
from the `center' to the `ring' orbitals. Consequently, the Mott phase is a
featureless spin-singlet paramagnet. We estimate the effective Heisenberg
coupling that favors the singlet coupling to be K, consistent with
experimental values. The superconducting state depends on the nature of the
dopants: hole-doping yields -wave whereas electron-doping yields
-wave pairing symmetry.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures. This second version contains more detailed
computations on the Coulomb energy from the unequal charge distributio
Unpaired Majorana modes on dislocations and string defects in Kitaev's honeycomb model
We study the gapped phase of Kitaev's honeycomb model (a spin liquid)
on a lattice with topological defects. We find that some dislocations and
string defects carry unpaired Majorana fermions. Physical excitations
associated with these defects are (complex) fermion modes made out of two
(real) Majorana fermions connected by a gauge string. The quantum state
of these modes is robust against local noise and can be changed by winding a
vortex around one of the dislocations. The exact solution respects gauge
invariance and reveals a crucial role of the gauge field in the physics of
Majorana modes. To facilitate these theoretical developments, we recast the
degenerate perturbation theory for spins in the language of Majorana fermions.Comment: 15 pages, 7 figures; added a brief history of twists, references, and
clarified the count of the topological degeneracy of the ground stat
Projective symmetry of partons in Kitaev's honeycomb model
Low-energy states of quantum spin liquids are thought to involve partons
living in a gauge-field background. We study the spectrum of Majorana fermions
of Kitaev's honeycomb model on spherical clusters. The gauge field endows the
partons with half-integer orbital angular momenta. As a consequence, the
multiplicities reflect not the point-group symmetries of the cluster, but
rather its projective symmetries, operations combining physical and gauge
transformations. The projective symmetry group of the ground state is the
double cover of the point group.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Spin model for the Honeycomb
In the Van der Waal material , Ni atoms have spin S=1 and realize
a honeycomb lattice. Six sulfur atoms surround each Ni and split their d
manifold into three filled and two unfilled bands. Aimed to determine the spin
Hamiltonian of , we study its exchange mechanisms using a two-band
half-filled Hubbard model. Hopping between d orbitals is mediated by p orbitals
of sulfur and gives rise to bilinear and biquadratic spin couplings in the
limit of strong electronic correlations. The microscopic model exposed a
ferromagnetic biquadratic spin interaction allowing the completion of
a minimal spin Hamiltonian for . In bulk, a
ferromagnetic first nearest neighbor and a more significant
antiferromagnetic third nearest neighbor spin coupling agreed with
the literature, while in monolayer is positive and very small in
comparison. Using a variational scheme we found that a zig-zag
antiferromagnetic order is the ground state of bulk samples. The zig-zag
pattern is adjacent to commensurate and incommensurate spin spirals, which
could hint at the puzzling results reported in monolayers.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, 2 table
Photoinduced Floquet topological magnons in Kitaev magnets
We study periodically driven pure Kitaev model and ferromagnetic phase of the
Kitaev-Heisenberg model on the honeycomb lattice by off-resonant linearly and
circularly-polarized lights at zero magnetic field. Using a combination of
linear spin wave and Floquet theories, we show that the effective
time-independent Hamiltonians in the off-resonant regime map onto the
corresponding anisotropic static spin model, plus a tunable photoinduced
magnetic field along the direction, which precipitates Floquet
topological magnons and chiral magnon edge modes. They are tunable by the light
amplitude and polarization. Similarly, we show that the thermal Hall effect
induced by the Berry curvature of the Floquet topological magnons can also be
tuned by the laser field. Our results pave the way for ultrafast manipulation
of topological magnons in irradiated Kitaev magnets, and could play a pivotal
role in the investigation of ultrafast magnon spin current generation in Kitaev
materials.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figures + Supplemental Materia
Mechanical response of a self avoiding membrane: fold collisions and the birth of conical singularities
An elastic membrane that is forced to reside in a container smaller than its
natural size will deform and, upon further volume reduction, eventually
crumple. The crumpled state is characterized by the localization of energy in a
complex network of highly deformed crescent-like regions joined by line ridges.
Previous studies have focused on the onset of the crumpled state by analyzing
the mechanical response and stability of a conical dislocation, while others
have simulated the highly packed regime neglecting the importance of the
connectivity of the membrane. Here we show, through a combination of
experiments, numerical simulations, and analytic approach, that the emergence
of new regions of high stretching is a generic outcome when a self avoiding
membrane is subject to a severe geometrical constraint. We demonstrate that, at
moderate packing fraction, interlayer interactions produce a response
equivalent to the one of a thicker membrane that has the shape of the deformed
one. Evidence is found that friction plays a key role stabilizing the folded
structures.Comment: 10 page
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