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SUMMARY:Strong Coupling Theory of Magic-Angle Graphene: A Pedagogical Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Title: Strong Coupling Theory of Magic-Angle Graphene: A Pedagogical Introduction \nAbstract: In this talk\, I will review a recently developed strong coupling theory of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene. An advantage of this approach is that a single formulation can capture both the insulating and superconducting states\, and with a few simplifying assumptions\, can be treated analytically. I begin by reviewing the electronic structure of magic angle graphene’s flat bands\, in a limit that exposes their peculiar band topology and geometry. I will show how similarities between the flat bands and the lowest Landau level can provide valuable insights into the effect of interactions and form the basis for an analytic treatment of the problem. At integer fillings\, this approach points to flavor ordered insulators\, which can be captured by a sigma-model in its ordered phase. Remarkably\, topological textures of the sigma model carry electric charge which enables the same theory to describe the doped phases away from integer filling. I will show how this approach can lead to superconductivity on disordering the sigma model\, and estimate the Tc for the superconductor. I will highlight the important role played by an effective super-exchange coupling both in pairing and in setting the effective mass of Cooper pairs. At the end\, I will show how this theory provides criteria to predict which multilayer graphene stacks are expected to superconduct including the recently discovered alternating twist trilayer platform.
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/9-17-2021-quantum-matter-in-mathematics-and-physics/
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