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Twisted bilayer graphene. III. Interacting Hamiltonian and exact symmetries

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [2]
  1. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); OSTI
  2. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
  3. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Univ. Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne (France); University Paris-Diderot (France); Sorbonne Univ., Paris (France)

We derive the explicit Hamiltonian of twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) with Coulomb interaction projected into the flat bands and study the symmetries of the Hamiltonian. First, we show that all projected TBG Hamiltonians can be written as positive semidefinite Hamiltonians, an example of which was found in work by Kang and Vafek [Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 246401 (2019)]. We then prove that the interacting TBG Hamiltonian exhibits an exact U(4) symmetry in the exactly flat band (nonchiral-flat) limit. We further define, besides a first chiral limit where the AA stacking hopping is zero, a second chiral limit where the AB/BA stacking hopping is zero. In the first chiral-flat limit (or second chiral-flat limit) with exactly flat bands, the TBG is enhanced to have an exact U(4) × U(4) symmetry, whose generators are different between the two chiral limits. While in the first chiral limit and in the nonchiral case these symmetries have been found in work by Bultinck et al. [Phys. Rev. X 10, 031034 (2020)], for the eight lowest bands, we here prove that they are valid for projection into any 8 n max particle-hole symmetric TBG bands, with nmax > 1 being the practical case for small twist angles < 1°. Furthermore, in the first or second chiral-nonflat limit without flat bands, an exact U(4) symmetry still remains. We also elucidate the link between the U(4) symmetry presented here and the similar but different U(4) of Kang and Vafek [Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 246401 (2019)]. Additionally, we show that our projected Hamiltonian can be viewed as the normal-ordered Coulomb interaction plus a Hartree-Fock term from passive bands, and exhibits a many-body particle-hole symmetry which renders the physics symmetric around charge neutrality. We also provide an efficient parametrization of the interacting Hamiltonian. The existence of two chiral limits with an enlarged symmetry suggests a possible duality of the model yet undiscovered.

Research Organization:
Princeton University, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0016239
OSTI ID:
1852145
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Journal Name: Physical Review. B Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 103; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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