Twisted van der Waals heterostructures have latterly received prominent attention for their many remarkable experimental properties and the promise that they hold for realizing elusive states of matter in the laboratory. We propose that these systems can, in fact, be used as a robust quantum simulation platform that enables the study of strongly correlated physics and topology in quantum materials. Among the features that make these materials a versatile toolbox are the tunability of their properties through readily accessible external parameters such as gating, straining, packing and twist angle; the feasibility to realize and control a large number of fundamental many-body quantum models relevant in the field of condensed-matter physics; and finally, the availability of experimental readout protocols that directly map their rich phase diagrams in and out of equilibrium. This general framework makes it possible to robustly realize and functionalize new phases of matter in a modular fashion, thus broadening the landscape of accessible physics and holding promise for future technological applications.

扭曲的范德华异质结构由于其许多卓越的实验性质以及它们有望在实验室中实现难以捉摸的物质状态而备受关注。我们提出，这些系统实际上可以用作鲁棒的量子仿真平台，从而能够研究量子材料中高度相关的物理学和拓扑。使这些材料成为通用工具箱的功能包括通过易于访问的外部参数（如浇口，拉紧，堆积和扭转角）可调节其性能。实现和控制与凝聚态物理领域相关的大量基本多体量子模型的可行性；最后，实验性读取协议的可用性，该协议直接将其丰富的相图映射成平衡或不平衡。这个通用框架使以模块化的方式稳健地实现物质的新阶段并使之功能化成为可能，从而拓宽了可访问的物理领域，并为未来的技术应用带来了希望。