Intertwined fractional quantum anomalous Hall states and charge density waves

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Main Authors: Song, Xue-Yang, Jian, Chao-Ming, Fu, Liang, Xu, Cenke
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Published: 2023
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author Song, Xue-Yang
Jian, Chao-Ming
Fu, Liang
Xu, Cenke
author_facet Song, Xue-Yang
Jian, Chao-Ming
Fu, Liang
Xu, Cenke
contents Motivated by the recent experimental breakthrough on the observation of the fractional quantum anomalous Hall (FQAH) effects in semiconductor and graphene moiré materials, we explore the rich physics associated with the coexistence of FQAH effect and the charge density wave (CDW) order that spontaneously breaks the translation symmetry. We refer to a state with both properties as "FQAH-crystal". We show that the interplay between FQAH effect and CDW can lead to a rich phase diagram including multiple topological phases and topological quantum phase transitions at the same moiré filling. In particular, we demonstrate the possibility of direct quantum phase transitions from a FQAH-crystal with Hall conductivity $σ_H = - 2/3$ to a trivial CDW insulator with $σ_H = 0$, and more interestingly, to a QAH-crystal with $σ_H= -1$.
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spellingShingle Intertwined fractional quantum anomalous Hall states and charge density waves
Song, Xue-Yang
Jian, Chao-Ming
Fu, Liang
Xu, Cenke
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Motivated by the recent experimental breakthrough on the observation of the fractional quantum anomalous Hall (FQAH) effects in semiconductor and graphene moiré materials, we explore the rich physics associated with the coexistence of FQAH effect and the charge density wave (CDW) order that spontaneously breaks the translation symmetry. We refer to a state with both properties as "FQAH-crystal". We show that the interplay between FQAH effect and CDW can lead to a rich phase diagram including multiple topological phases and topological quantum phase transitions at the same moiré filling. In particular, we demonstrate the possibility of direct quantum phase transitions from a FQAH-crystal with Hall conductivity $σ_H = - 2/3$ to a trivial CDW insulator with $σ_H = 0$, and more interestingly, to a QAH-crystal with $σ_H= -1$.
title Intertwined fractional quantum anomalous Hall states and charge density waves
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.11632