Unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle twisted trilayer graphene
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Journal Article
Abstract
Magic-angle twisted trilayer graphene (MATTG) recently emerged as a highly tunable platform for studying correlated phases of matter, such as correlated insulators and superconductivity. Superconductivity occurs in a range of doping levels that is bounded by van Hove singularities, which stimulates the debate of the origin and nature of superconductivity in this material. In this work, we discuss the role of spin-fluctuations arising from atomic-scale correlations in MATTG for the superconducting state. We show that in a phase diagram as a function of doping (ν) and temperature, nematic superconducting regions are surrounded by ferromagnetic states and that a superconducting dome with Tc ≈ 2 K appears between the integer fillings ν = −2 and ν = −3. Applying a perpendicular electric field enhances superconductivity on the electron-doped side which we relate to changes in the spin-fluctuation spectrum. We show that the nematic unconventional superconductivity leads to pronounced signatures in the local density of states detectable by scanning tunneling spectroscopy measurements.
Date Issued
2022-01-13
Date Acceptance
2021-12-01
Citation
npj Quantum Materials, 2022, 7 (1), pp.1-10
ISSN
2397-4648
Publisher
Nature Research
Start Page
1
End Page
10
Journal / Book Title
npj Quantum Materials
Volume
7
Issue
1
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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Grant Number
EPSRC (EP/L015579/1)
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Physical Sciences
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Quantum Science & Technology
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Physics
CORRELATED STATES
TRANSITIONS
CASCADE
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 5
Date Publish Online
2022-01-13