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# Lattice Deformation, Low Energy Models and Flat Bands in Twisted Graphene Bilayers.

@article{Walet2019LatticeDL,
title={Lattice Deformation, Low Energy Models and Flat Bands in Twisted Graphene Bilayers.},
author={Niels R. Walet and Francisco Guinea},
journal={arXiv: Strongly Correlated Electrons},
year={2019}
}
• Published 1 March 2019
• Physics
• arXiv: Strongly Correlated Electrons
Twisted graphene bilayers show a complex electronic structure, further modified by interaction effects. The main features can be obtained from effective models, which make use a few phenomenological parameters. We analyze the influence of effects at the atomic scale, such as interlayer hopping and lattice relaxation, on the electronic bands. We assume that the twist angle and the size of the Moire pattern is fixed, as it is usually the case in experiments. We obtain a strong dependence of the…
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