# Multi-flavor Dirac fermions in Kekul\'{e}-distorted graphene bilayers

## TL;DR

This paper predicts a new class of Kekul'e-textured graphene bilayers with multiple valleys and tunable Dirac quasiparticles, opening pathways for strongly correlated electronic states.

## Contribution

It introduces a novel approach to engineer graphene's band structure via layer stacking, resulting in multiple valleys and tunable Dirac quasiparticles.

## Key findings

- Up to six valleys in the band structure.
- Room-temperature Dirac quasiparticles with tunable masses.
- Fermi velocities half of pristine graphene, indicating strong coupling.

## Abstract

Graphene's electronic structure can be fundamentally altered when a substrate- or adatom-induced Kekul\'e superlattice couples the valley and isospin degrees of freedom. Here, we show that the band structure of Kekul\'e-textured graphene can be re-engineered through layer stacking. We predict a family of Kekul\'e graphene bilayers that exhibit band structures with up to six valleys, and room-temperature Dirac quasiparticles whose masses can be tuned electrostatically. Fermi velocities half as large as in pristine graphene put this system in the strongly coupled regime, where correlated ground states can be expected.