Signatures of time-reversal symmetry-breaking superconductivity in the moiré Chern band of twisted MoTe<sub>2</sub>

ORAL

Abstract

Two-dimensional moiré systems provide an exceptional platform for exploring emergent quantum phenomena arising from the interplay between electronic correlations and non-trivial band topology. A notable example is the recent realization of fractional quantum anomalous Hall (FQAH) effects in twisted bilayer MoTe2. Here we present the electrical transport study on high-quality 3.83-degree twisted bilayer MoTe2. Remarkably, we observed unconventional superconductivity emerging adjacent to both the FQAH and reentrant QAH states. The superconducting state shows signatures of broken time-reversal symmetry, evidenced by magnetic hysteresis and an anomalous Hall effect in its normal state. Our results demonstrate the first realization of superconductivity coexisting with FQAH effects within a single topological flat band. Our findings expand the understanding of emergent quantum phenomena in moiré Chern bands.

Publication: arXiv:2504.06972

Presenters

  • Fan Xu

    • SJTU

Authors

  • Fan Xu

    • SJTU
  • Zheng Sun

    • Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ
    • School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
    • Shanghai Jiao Tong Univesity
  • Jiayi Li

    • Shanghai Jiaotong Univ
    • Shanghai Jiao Tong Univesity
  • Tongtong JIA

    • Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ
    • Shanghai Jiao Tong Univesity
  • Ce ZHENG

    • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
  • Cheng Xu

    • University of Tennessee
    • Tsinghua University
  • Jingjing Gao

    • Fudan University
  • Kenji Watanabe

    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute of Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
  • Takashi Taniguchi

    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science
    • International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute of Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute of Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
  • Bingbing Tong

    • Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    • Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
    • Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Li Lu

    • Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    • Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Jinfeng Jia

    • School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
    • Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ
  • Zhiwen Shi

    • Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    • School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • Shengwei Jiang

    • Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ
  • Yuanbo Zhang

    • Fudan University
  • Yang Zhang

    • University of Tennessee
  • Shiming Lei

    • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Xiaoxue Liu

    • Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ
    • Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai,China
    • Shanghai Jiao Tong Univesity
  • Tingxin Li

    • Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ
    • School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
    • Shanghai Jiao Tong Univesity