- Accepted Paper
Ideal topological flat bands in two-dimensional moiré heterostructures with type-II band alignment
Phys. Rev. B - Accepted 29 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/xr7d-nd6b
Phys. Rev. B - Accepted 29 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/xr7d-nd6b
Topological flat bands play an essential role in inducing exotic interacting physics, ranging from fractional Chern insulators to superconductivity, in moir'e materials. In this work, we propose a design principle for realizing topological flat bands with “ideal quantum geometry”, namely the trace of Fubini-Study metric equals to the Berry curvature, in a class of two-dimensional moir'e heterostructures with type-II band alignment. We first introduce a moir'e Chern-band model to describe this system and show that topological flat bands can be realized in this model when the moir'e superlattice potential is stronger than the type-II atomic band gap of the heterostructure. Next, we map this model into a topological heavy fermion model that consists of a localized orbital for “f-electron” and a conducting band for “c-electron”. We find that both the flatness and quantum geometry of the flat band in the topological heavy fermion model depend on the energy gap between c-electron and f-electron bands at {} which is experimentally controllable via external gate voltages. This tunability will allow us to realize an ideal topological flat band with zero band-width and ideal quantum geometry. Our design strategy of topological flat bands is insensitive of twist angle. We also discuss possible material candidates for moir'e heterostructures with type-II band alignment.
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