Observation of Van Hove singularities in twisted graphene layers

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2009-12-10

arxiv.org/abs/0912.2102v1

Nature Physics 6, 109 ( 2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

21 pages 5 figures

Scientific paper

10.1038/nphys1463

Electronic instabilities at the crossing of the Fermi energy with a Van Hove singularity in the density of states often lead to new phases of matter such as superconductivity, magnetism or density waves. However, in most materials this condition is difficult to control. In the case of single-layer graphene, the singularity is too far from the Fermi energy and hence difficult to reach with standard doping and gating techniques. Here we report the observation of low-energy Van Hove singularities in twisted graphene layers seen as two pronounced peaks in the density of states measured by scanning tunneling spectroscopy. We demonstrate that a rotation between stacked graphene layers can generate Van Hove singularities, which can be brought arbitrarily close to the Fermi energy by varying the angle of rotation. This opens intriguing prospects for Van Hove singularity engineering of electronic phases.

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