Goldstone-mediated superconductivity in rhombohedral graphene multilayers

ORAL

Abstract

By tuning doping and an out-of-plane displacement field, rhombohedral graphene multilayers can host a wide range of symmetry-broken phases, some of which give rise to superconductivity. The empirical connection between these symmetry-broken normal states and superconductivity raises the question: could the symmetry-breaking order itself provide the pairing glue? In this study, we explore several Goldstone-mediated pairing mechanisms, focusing particularly on spin-canting and inter-valley coherent orders. Our findings offer new insights into the relationship between broken symmetry and unconventional superconductivity, laying the groundwork for future investigations.

*A. T. acknowledges support from the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2341066 This work was performed in part at the Aspen Center for Physics, which is supported by National Science Foundation grant PHY-2210452.

Publication: to be published

Presenters

  • Johnson G Chen

    • UC Davis
    • University of California, Davis

Authors

  • Johnson G Chen

    • UC Davis
    • University of California, Davis
  • Alex Thomson

    • University of California, Davis