Leonardo A. Navarro-Labastida

Leonardo A. Navarro-Labastida is a Postdoctoral Fellow of Physics at NYU Shanghai whose research focuses on condensed matter physics and quantum information. His work primarily explores the electronic and topological properties of 2D materials, with a strong emphasis on graphene, moiré materials, and the emergence of flat bands. He also investigates topological materials and their applications in quantum information processing. Before joining NYU Shanghai, he completed his doctoral studies at the Institute of Physics, UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México).

Select Publications

• Navarro-Labastida, L. A., Pantaleón, P. A., Guinea, F., & Naumis, G. G. (2026). "Topological phase diagram of twisted bilayer graphene as a function of the twist angle." Physical Review B, 113(8), 085124.
• Navarro-Labastida, L. A. (2025). "Thermal quantum information capacity in a topological insulator." Quantum Information Processing, 24(5), 122.
• Navarro-Labastida, L. A., & Naumis, G. G. (2024). "Self-duality properties, localization centers, and magnetic energy of the electronic wave functions at small magic angles in twisted bilayer graphene." Physical Review B, 109(3), 035402.
• Navarro-Labastida, L. A., & Naumis, G. G. (2023). "3/2 magic angle quantization rule of flat bands in twisted bilayer graphene and its relationship to the quantum Hall effect." Physical Review B, 107(15), 155428.
• Navarro-Labastida, L. A., et al. (2021). "Reduction of twisted bilayer graphene chiral Hamiltonian into a 2x2 matrix operator and physical origin of flat bands at magic angles." Physical Review B, 103(24), 245418.

Education

• PhD, Physics, Institute of Physics, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
• MS, Physics, Center of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)