Research paperTheoreticalComputed Band StructureOther ComputationalMoiré-driven equilibrium of perturbations in moiré systemsFederico Escudero, Zhen Zhan, Pierre A. Pantaleón, Francisco GuineaarXiv·2026·10.1103/hzm9-bnwl·arXiv:2601.00948AbstractPerturbations in moiré materials, such as due to substrates or strain, are common in many experiments and can significantly modify the electronic properties of the system. Here, we show that perturbations in twisted bilayer graphene tend to be transferred between the coupled Dirac cones, eventually reaching an equilibrium near the magic angle. We connect our results to experiments and show that this equilibrium behavior remains robust even when the moiré potential itself is perturbed. Our findings extend the notion of the magic angle to a more general regime governed by moiré-driven equilibrium.Read more
Continuum-model twisted bilayer graphene system used to study transfer and equilibration of layer perturbations near the magic angle.4 propertiesSimulatedCStudied MaterialExpand
Research paperTheoreticalComputed Band StructureOther ComputationalMoiré-driven equilibrium of perturbations in moiré systemsFederico Escudero, Zhen Zhan, Pierre A. Pantaleón, Francisco GuineaarXiv·2026·10.1103/hzm9-bnwl·arXiv:2601.00948AbstractPerturbations in moiré materials, such as due to substrates or strain, are common in many experiments and can significantly modify the electronic properties of the system. Here, we show that perturbations in twisted bilayer graphene tend to be transferred between the coupled Dirac cones, eventually reaching an equilibrium near the magic angle. We connect our results to experiments and show that this equilibrium behavior remains robust even when the moiré potential itself is perturbed. Our findings extend the notion of the magic angle to a more general regime governed by moiré-driven equilibrium.Read more
Continuum-model twisted bilayer graphene system used to study transfer and equilibration of layer perturbations near the magic angle.4 propertiesSimulatedCStudied MaterialExpand
Research paperTheoreticalComputed Band StructureOther ComputationalMoiré-driven equilibrium of perturbations in moiré systemsFederico Escudero, Zhen Zhan, Pierre A. Pantaleón, Francisco GuineaarXiv·2026·10.1103/hzm9-bnwl·arXiv:2601.00948AbstractPerturbations in moiré materials, such as due to substrates or strain, are common in many experiments and can significantly modify the electronic properties of the system. Here, we show that perturbations in twisted bilayer graphene tend to be transferred between the coupled Dirac cones, eventually reaching an equilibrium near the magic angle. We connect our results to experiments and show that this equilibrium behavior remains robust even when the moiré potential itself is perturbed. Our findings extend the notion of the magic angle to a more general regime governed by moiré-driven equilibrium.Read more
Continuum-model twisted bilayer graphene system used to study transfer and equilibration of layer perturbations near the magic angle.4 propertiesSimulatedCStudied MaterialExpand
Research paperTheoreticalComputed Band StructureOther ComputationalMoiré-driven equilibrium of perturbations in moiré systemsFederico Escudero, Zhen Zhan, Pierre A. Pantaleón, Francisco GuineaarXiv·2026·10.1103/hzm9-bnwl·arXiv:2601.00948AbstractPerturbations in moiré materials, such as due to substrates or strain, are common in many experiments and can significantly modify the electronic properties of the system. Here, we show that perturbations in twisted bilayer graphene tend to be transferred between the coupled Dirac cones, eventually reaching an equilibrium near the magic angle. We connect our results to experiments and show that this equilibrium behavior remains robust even when the moiré potential itself is perturbed. Our findings extend the notion of the magic angle to a more general regime governed by moiré-driven equilibrium.Read more
Continuum-model twisted bilayer graphene system used to study transfer and equilibration of layer perturbations near the magic angle.4 propertiesSimulatedCStudied MaterialExpand
