Exploring Quantum Geometry with Terahertz Light: A Breakthrough in Twisted Bilayer Graphene

A recent groundbreaking study led by ICFO researchers, in collaboration with several international research groups including memebrs of the Aachen Graphene & 2D Materials Center, has uncovered previously unseen behaviors in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene using terahertz light. As part of this international effort, the research sheds new light on the quantum geometry of this enigmatic material, revealing how the electronic wavefunctions of electrons are shaped by their environment.

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A scalable method to reduce the contact resistance of graphene

The exceptional electronic properties of graphene make it a material with large potential for low-power, high-frequency electronics. However, the performance of a graphene-based device depends not only on the properties of the graphene itself, but also on the quality of its metal contacts. The lack of effective and manufacturable approaches to establish good ohmic contacts to a graphene sheet is one of the factors that limit today the full application potential of graphene technology.

(a–d) Schematics showing the process sequence for manufacturing the devices and the laser irradiation of graphene in the contact regions. (e) Optical micrograph of one of the measured devices
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An automatic flake-search tool for 2D materials

Researchers at the Aachen Graphene & 2D Materials Center have released an open-source platform to automatically identify and classify exfoliated flakes of two-dimensional (2D) materials on a substrate, shortening one of the most time-consuming and tedious tasks in the study of 2D materials.

Exfoliated flakes of hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN) on Si/SiO2 substrate. The red contour indicates a flake with a thickness of about 5 nanometers and size of approximately 50µm x 50µm.
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