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Remote gate control of topological transitions in moiré superlattices via cavity vacuum fields.

Zuzhang LinChengxin XiaoDanh-Phuong NguyenGeva ArwasCristiano CiutiWang Yao
Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2023)
Placed in cavity resonators with three-dimensionally confined electromagnetic wave, the interaction between quasiparticles in solids can be induced by exchanging virtual cavity photons, which can have a nonlocal characteristic. Here, we investigate the possibility of utilizing this nonlocality to realize the remote control of the topological transition in mesoscopic moiré superlattices at full filling (one electron/hole per supercell) embedded in a split-ring terahertz electromagnetic resonator. We show that gate tuning one moiré superlattice can remotely drive a topological band inversion in another moiré superlattice not in contact but embedded in the same cavity. Our study of remote on/off switching of a topological transition provides a paradigm for the control of material properties via cavity vacuum fields.
Keyphrases
  • high frequency
  • magnetic resonance
  • contrast enhanced
  • electron transfer