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Graphene moiré mystery solved?

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In systems consisting of just a few layers of graphene, the relative orientation of adjacent layers depends on the material's preparation method. Light has now been shed on the relationship between stacking arrangement and electronic properties.

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Figure 1: Two examples of misoriented honeycomb lattices.

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MacDonald, A., Bistritzer, R. Graphene moiré mystery solved?. Nature 474, 453–454 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/474453a

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