Experimental evidence for nodal superconducting gap in moiré graphene

Invited-In-person  · Invited

Abstract

Understanding the nature of superconductivity in magic-angle graphene remains challenging. A key difficulty lies in discerning the different energy scales in this strongly interacting system, particularly the superconducting gap. Here, we report simultaneous tunneling spectroscopy and transport measurements of magic-angle twisted trilayer graphene. This approach allows us to identify two coexisting V-shaped tunneling gaps with different energy scales: a distinct low-energy superconducting gap that vanishes at the superconducting critical temperature and magnetic field, and a higher-energy pseudogap. The superconducting tunneling spectra display a linear gap-filling behavior with temperature and magnetic field and exhibit the Volovik effect, consistent with a nodal order parameter. Our work suggests an unconventional nature of the superconducting gap and establishes an experimental framework for multidimensional investigation of tunable quantum materials.

Publication: Science (2025); DOI: 10.1126/science.adv8376

Presenters

  • Shuwen Sun

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Authors

  • Pablo Jarillo-Herrero

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Shuwen Sun

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology