Enhanced hydrodynamic transport in near magic angle twisted bilayer graphene

  • Mohammad Zarenia
  • , Indra Yudhistira
  • , Shaffique Adam
  • , Giovanni Vignale

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Abstract

Using the semiclassical quantum Boltzmann theory and employing the Dirac model with twist angle-dependent Fermi velocity, we obtain results for the electrical resistivity, the electronic thermal resistivity, the Seebeck coefficient, and the Wiedemann-Franz ratio in near magic angle twisted bilayer graphene, as functions of doping density (around the charge-neutrality point) and modified Fermi velocity ṽ. The ṽ dependence of the relevant scattering mechanisms, i.e., electron-hole Coulomb, long-range impurities, and acoustic gauge phonons, is considered in detail. We find a range of twist angles and temperatures, where the combined effect of momentum-nonconserving collisions (long-range impurities and phonons) is minimal, opening a window for the observation of strong hydrodynamic transport. Several experimental signatures are identified, such as a sharp dependence of the electric resistivity on doping density and a large enhancement of the Wiedemann-Franz ratio and the Seebeck coefficient.

Original languageEnglish
Article number045421
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume101
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 17 2020

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