Efficient simulation of magic angle twisted bilayer graphene using the density matrix renormalization group
- Daniel Parker, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Twisted bilayer graphene (tBLG) is a host to a variety of electronic phases, most notably superconductivity when doped away from putative correlated insulator phases. In order to understand the nature of those phases, numerical simulations such as Hartree-Fock calculation and density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) techniques are essential.
Due to the long-range Coulomb interaction and its fragile topology, however, tBLG is difficult to study with standard DMRG techniques.
In this work, we present how a recently developed MPO compression algorithm can be used to make the problem tractable, and how 1D Wannier localization can be used to circumvent the fragile topology.
As a test case, we apply this technique to the toy model of spinless/single-valley model of tBLG. We find that the ground state is essentially a k-space Slater determinant, confirming the validity of previous Hartree-Fock calculations. If time permits, I will also present our ongoing effort to apply this technique to spinful/valleyful model for tBLG.