In-plane magnetic field-induced orbital FFLO superconductivity in twisted WSe$_2$ homobilayers

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Autori principali: Zhu, Jihang, Chou, Yang-Zhi, Huang, Yi, Sarma, Sankar Das
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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author Zhu, Jihang
Chou, Yang-Zhi
Huang, Yi
Sarma, Sankar Das
author_facet Zhu, Jihang
Chou, Yang-Zhi
Huang, Yi
Sarma, Sankar Das
contents We theoretically predict the in-plane magnetic field-induced orbital Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) superconducting states in twisted WSe$_2$ homobilayers (tWSe$_2$), focusing on its dependence on layer polarization and Fermi surface geometry. For unpolarized layers, finite-momentum pairing emerges only at low temperatures and above a critical field $B_{c1,\parallel}$. When layer symmetry is broken, finite-momentum pairing is stabilized at any nonzero field, with a critical temperature higher than that of the zero-momentum state. Notably, we identify a phase transition, which separates two distinct FFLO phases, when there are two separate Fermi pockets residing in the two moiré mini-valleys associated with opposite layers. We further discuss the effects of twist angles and applied field directions. Our findings establish tWSe$_2$ as a promising platform for realizing and manipulating FFLO states via twist angle, displacement field, and filling factor.
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spellingShingle In-plane magnetic field-induced orbital FFLO superconductivity in twisted WSe$_2$ homobilayers
Zhu, Jihang
Chou, Yang-Zhi
Huang, Yi
Sarma, Sankar Das
Superconductivity
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
We theoretically predict the in-plane magnetic field-induced orbital Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) superconducting states in twisted WSe$_2$ homobilayers (tWSe$_2$), focusing on its dependence on layer polarization and Fermi surface geometry. For unpolarized layers, finite-momentum pairing emerges only at low temperatures and above a critical field $B_{c1,\parallel}$. When layer symmetry is broken, finite-momentum pairing is stabilized at any nonzero field, with a critical temperature higher than that of the zero-momentum state. Notably, we identify a phase transition, which separates two distinct FFLO phases, when there are two separate Fermi pockets residing in the two moiré mini-valleys associated with opposite layers. We further discuss the effects of twist angles and applied field directions. Our findings establish tWSe$_2$ as a promising platform for realizing and manipulating FFLO states via twist angle, displacement field, and filling factor.
title In-plane magnetic field-induced orbital FFLO superconductivity in twisted WSe$_2$ homobilayers
topic Superconductivity
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.18946