By twisting the top layer to a “magic angle” of 1.1 degrees off-kilter, the double-layer structure could suddenly shift between being an electrical insulator and a superconductor.

Ribbons of graphene push the material's potential A new technique offers a systematic evaluation of twist angle and strain in layered 2D materials Date: August 11, 2023 Source: Columbia University ...

Study: Corrugation-driven symmetry breaking in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene. Image Credit: MZinchenko/Shutterstock.com Although various physical properties were linked to the interlayer twist ...

A Princeton-led team of physicists have discovered that, under certain conditions, interacting electrons can create what are called “topological quantum states,” which, has implications for many ...

Intrinsic One-Dimensional Moiré Superlattice in Large-Angle Twisted Bilayer WTe2. ACS Nano, 2025; DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c17317 ...

2. Predicting Twist Angle of Fiber Movement Using Lagrange Methods Suppose a fiber moves in cylindrical coordinate and twist is defined as turns per unit yarn length H (in unit m). Figure 2. Fiber ...