Tunable topological correlated physics in rhombohedral graphene and beyond

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Abstract

In crystalline solids, the interplay between topology and interactions can lead to various exotic topological correlated states, i.e., the recently discovered fractional Chern insulators (FCIs). Graphene based topological flat-bands provide a clean and highly tunable platform to investigate these states. In this talk, I will introduce our recent experiments on the observation of FCIs and other emergent correlated phenomena in rhombohedral hexalayer graphene (RHG)/hBN moiré superlattices. Such FCIs exhibit unconventional orbital magnetism and are extremely sensitive to in-plane magnetic field, indicating a non-neglectable spin-orbit coupling. Moreover, I will demonstrate how moiré effects and quantum fluctuations shape the RHG/hBN phase diagram.

Publication: arXiv:2510.15309 (2025)
arXiv:2506.01485 (2025)
arXiv:2507.10875 (2025)
Nature Materials 24,1042–1048 (2025)

Presenters

  • Xiaobo Lu

    • Peking University

Authors

  • Xiaobo Lu

    • Peking University