Electric field tunable bandgap in twisted double trilayer graphene

Twisted van der Waals heterostructures have recently emerged as a versatile platform for engineering interaction-driven, topological phenomena with a high degree of control and tunability. Since the initial discovery of correlated phases in twisted bilayer graphene, a wide range of moiré materials have emerged with fascinating electronic properties. While the field of twistronics has rapidly evolved and now includes a range of multi-layered systems, moiré systems comprised of double trilayer graphene remain elusive. Here, we report electrical transport measurements combined with tight-binding calculations in twisted double trilayer graphene (TDTLG). We demonstrate that small-angle TDTLG (~1.7−2.0ᵒ) exhibits an intrinsic bandgap at the charge neutrality point. Moreover, by tuning the displacement field, we observe a continuous insulator-semimetal-insulator transition at the CNP, which is also captured by tight-binding calculations. These results establish TDTLG systems as a highly tunable platform for further exploration of magneto-transport and optoelectronic properties.

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Creator L. Perrin, Mickael; Jayaraj, Anooja; Ghawri, Bhaskar; Watanabe, Kenji; Taniguchi, Takashi; Passerone, Daniele; Calame, Michel; Zhang, Jian
Publisher Materials Cloud
Publication Year 2025
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Discipline Materials Science and Engineering