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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Quantum Mechanics

Background:

  • Flat bands in moiré systems enable the study of exotic many-body physics.
  • These phenomena arise from low kinetic energy and strong localization in flat-band states.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the electronic transport properties of flat bands in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene under disorder.
  • To understand the relationship between disorder, localization, and transport in these systems.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical simulations were employed to model electronic transport.
  • The study analyzed the behavior of the mean free path and quantum metric with varying disorder strengths.

Main Results:

  • At higher energies, the mean free path decreases with increasing disorder, as expected.
  • In flat bands, the mean free path surprisingly increases with increasing disorder strength.
  • This disorder-induced delocalization is correlated with the quantum metric.

Conclusions:

  • Weak disorder can significantly influence the exotic physics observed in magic-angle bilayer graphene and similar moiré systems.
  • The findings challenge conventional understanding of disorder effects in low-dimensional materials.