Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: We construct a continuum model for a one-dimensional moiré superlattice formed by stretching one layer of AB-stacked bilayer graphene along the x direction by a factor s. Following the spirit of the Bistritzer-MacDonald model for twisted bilayer graphene, we treat the interlayer coupling as hopping between several Dirac points. At a critical stretch factor s ~ 1.018 the two bands near the Fermi level touch, forming two degeneracy points along the k_y direction. This gap closing is accompanied by a topological phase transition, in which the Chern number changes from 1 to -1, and by a sign change of the Berry-curvature dipole, which we propose can be detected through the nonlinear Hall effect. We find that uniaxial strain modulates inter-Dirac-valley coupling, which drives band gap collapse and subsequent topological number inversion. This opens a route to engineer topological transport and quantum anomalous Hall effects via strain engineering of moiré heterostructures.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Liu, Tong, Wang, X. R., Wu, Jiansheng
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: G1593502154, G2228066542, G7118014139
OpenAlex ID: W7204101507
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