Mapping the twist angle dependence of quasi-Brillouin zones in doubly aligned graphene/BN heterostructures
Preprint 2025 en
Authors
JB
Jorge Vallejo Bustamante
VN
Viet-Hung Nguyen
LF
Liam Farrar
Abstract
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When monolayer graphene is crystallographically aligned to hexagonal boron nitride (BN), a moiré superlattice is formed, producing characteristic satellite Dirac peaks in the electronic band structure. Aligning a second BN layer to graphene creates two coexisting moiré patterns, which can interfere to produce periodic, quasi-periodic or non-periodic superlattices, depending on their relative alignment. Here, we investigate one of the simplest realizations of such a double-moiré structure, graphene encapsulated between two BN layers, using dynamically rotatable van der Waals heterostructures. Our setup allows \textit{in situ} control of the top BN alignment while keeping the bottom BN fixed. By systematically mapping the charge transport as a function of BN angular alignment, we identify the simultaneous signatures of the original moirés, super-moirés, and a third set of features corresponding to quasi-Brillouin zones (qBZ) formed when the system's periodicity becomes ill-defined. Comparing our measurements with theoretical models, we provide the first experimental mapping of the qBZs as a function of angular alignment. Our results establish a direct experimental link between moiré interference and qBZ formation, opening new avenues for engineering electronic structures in multi-aligned 2D heterostructures.
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