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Condensed Matter > Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Title: Electron Collimation in Twisted Bilayer Graphene via Gate-defined Moiré Barriers

Abstract: Electron collimation via a graphene pn-junction allows electrostatic control of ballistic electron trajectories akin to that of an optical circuit. Similar manipulation of novel correlated electronic phases in twisted-bilayer graphene (tBLG) can provide additional probes to the underlying physics and device components towards advanced quantum electronics. In this work, we demonstrate collimation of the electron flow via gate-defined moir\'e barriers in a tBLG device, utilizing the band-insulator gap of the moir\'e superlattice. A single junction can be tuned to host a chosen combination of conventional pseudo barrier and moir\'e tunnel barriers, from which we demonstrate improved collimation efficiency. By measuring transport through two consecutive moir\'e collimators separated by 1 um, we demonstrate evidence of electron collimation in tBLG in the presence of realistic twist-angle inhomogeneity.
Subjects: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
Cite as: arXiv:2404.00519 [cond-mat.mes-hall]
  (or arXiv:2404.00519v1 [cond-mat.mes-hall] for this version)

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From: Wei Ren [view email]
[v1] Sun, 31 Mar 2024 01:38:06 GMT (1259kb)

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