Venue:
International Institute of Physics, Natal - Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

 

Application Deadline: May 31, 2025

Overview:
The fields of strongly correlated and topological electronic systems have witnessed remarkable theoretical and experimental advances over the past decade, reshaping the framework with which we describe and understand quantum matter. A large class of systems where concepts from both fields are intimately entangled are the moiré superlattice systems based on twisting graphene and/or monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). Under certain conditions, which can be controlled by the twist angle, pressure, and gate voltage, the long period of the moiré superlattice gives rise to narrow bands.

This conference will bring together experimentalists and theorists working on this exciting research area, focusing on both unresolved challenges as well as recent discoveries in the rapidly growing field of moiré systems, from the correlated insulating phases of twisted bilayer graphene to the recent observation of superconductivity and fractional Chern insulating behavior in twisted homobilayer transition metal dichalcogenides.

Main topics:
- Fractional Chern insulators in moiré systems
- Mechanisms for superconductivity in twisted n-layer graphene and twisted TMDs
- Moiré phonons and phasons
- Microscopic models for correlated electronic behavior in twisted systems
- Topology and quantum metric in flat-band systems
- Novel experimental probes of moiré devices
- Twisted superconductors and twisted quasicrystals

Invited speakers:

Nurit Avraham (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
Leni Bascones (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Spain)
Erez Berg (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
Andrey Chubukov (University of Minnesota, USA)
Luis Gregorio Dias (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Dmitri Efetov (LMU Munich, Germany)
Paco Guinea (Imdea Nanoscience, Spain)
Jian Kang (Shanghai Tech, China)
Cyprian Lewandowski (Florida State University, USA)
Caio Lewenkopf (Fluminense Federal University, Brazil)
Jia Li (Brown University, USA)
Xiaobo Lu (Peking University, China)
Paula Mellado (Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Chile)
Hector Ochoa (Columbia University, USA)

Raquel Queiroz (Columbia University, USA)
Tatiana Rappoport (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Nicolas Regnault (Ecole Normale Superieure Paris, France)
Carlos Sa de Melo (Georgia Tech, USA)
Ady Stern (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
Paivi Torma (Aalto University, Finland)
Di Xiao (University of Washington, USA)
Jiabin Yu (University of Florida, USA)

 

 

Registration:
Registration for this event is closed
 
Registration fee:
All participants are expected to pay a registration fee, necessary to cover lunches and coffee breaks. Members of the local community (institutions in Natal) are considered as free listeners and are exempt from paying the fee. A limited number of fee waivers may be granted; please complete the fee waiver request during the online registration process.

Full registration: R$900,00 (Brazilian reais)
Participants from Brazilian and Latin-American institutions: R$500,00 (Brazilian reais)

Financial Support:
Available for those who qualify for financial help. All invited speakers will receive accommodation support. You may apply for financial support when filling out your registration form.

 

Accommodation
The recommended area for accommodation is the beach district of Ponta Negra in Natal, which offers numerous hotels, restaurants, and tourist infrastructure. Participants receiving accommodation support will have their reservations arranged by the organizers.
 
Important Note:
Please disregard unsolicited emails about accommodation arrangements. The organizers will never request advance payments for accommodation. If you have any doubts, contact the organizers directly.