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arxiv: 0904.1233 · v2 · pith:G7MRJ7CUnew · submitted 2009-04-08 · ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall · cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Localization of Dirac electrons by Moire patterns in graphene bilayers

classification ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall cond-mat.mtrl-sci
keywords diracbilayerselectrongazesgraphenelocalizationmoirepatterns
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We study the electronic structure of two Dirac electron gazes coupled by a periodic Hamiltonian such as it appears in rotated graphene bilayers. Ab initio and tight-binding approaches are combined and show that the spatially periodic coupling between the two Dirac electron gazes can renormalize strongly their velocity. We investigate in particular small angles of rotation and show that the velocity tends to zero in this limit. The localization is confirmed by an analysis of the eigenstates which are localized essentially in the AA zones of the Moire patterns.

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