Many-body localization of fermions with tunable interactions in a lattice with Moiré-type quasiperiodic disorder
Peter Schauß, Liyu Liu, Jirayu Mongkolkiattichai
Abstract There are exceptions to the general observation that interacting quantum-many body systems thermalize. The most prominent case is many-body localization (MBL) where interactions drive localization in disordered lattice systems. In such systems, the eigenstate thermalization (ETH) hypothesis breaks down and the system remains in a non-thermal state. The existence of MBL in two-dimensional systems and the conditions on required disorder properties are still debated. Here, we study a two-dimensional fermionic quantum many-body system in Moiré-type quasiperiodic disorder and find a novel two-step transition to a MBL state. The intermediate state shows anisotropic transport induced by partial localization. Our work paves the way for the study of the numerous intriguing phenomena observed in Moiré lattice materials and our observations ask for further studies on localization in more complex Moiré structures.
•Nov 13, 2025•0 citations