Topological chiral superconductivity from antiferromagnetic correlations in moiré bands with extreme spin-orbit coupling

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Main Authors: Li, Chenyuan, Xie, Fang, Cano, Jennifer, Si, Qimiao
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author Li, Chenyuan
Xie, Fang
Cano, Jennifer
Si, Qimiao
author_facet Li, Chenyuan
Xie, Fang
Cano, Jennifer
Si, Qimiao
contents Motivated by the strong-correlation phenomenology observed near the superconducting phase in twisted bilayer WSe$_2$, we study multi-orbital $t$-$J$ models that are derived from different parameter regimes. The models contain effective antiferromagnetic interactions that are influenced by the strong underlying spin-orbit coupling. The possible superconducting pairing states are investigated in these models. We find that the preferred pairing order parameters are associated with the $^{1,2}E$ representations of the three-fold rotation symmetry operator $C_3$, with the $p\pm i p$ component intermixing with the $d\pm id$ component. The chiral superconducting states are shown to be topological, based on the Wilson loops of the corresponding Bogoliubov quasiparticles. We discuss the implications of our findings for experimental observations, as well as the new connections our results uncover between the moiré superconductivity and its counterpart in bulk quantum materials.
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spellingShingle Topological chiral superconductivity from antiferromagnetic correlations in moiré bands with extreme spin-orbit coupling
Li, Chenyuan
Xie, Fang
Cano, Jennifer
Si, Qimiao
Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Motivated by the strong-correlation phenomenology observed near the superconducting phase in twisted bilayer WSe$_2$, we study multi-orbital $t$-$J$ models that are derived from different parameter regimes. The models contain effective antiferromagnetic interactions that are influenced by the strong underlying spin-orbit coupling. The possible superconducting pairing states are investigated in these models. We find that the preferred pairing order parameters are associated with the $^{1,2}E$ representations of the three-fold rotation symmetry operator $C_3$, with the $p\pm i p$ component intermixing with the $d\pm id$ component. The chiral superconducting states are shown to be topological, based on the Wilson loops of the corresponding Bogoliubov quasiparticles. We discuss the implications of our findings for experimental observations, as well as the new connections our results uncover between the moiré superconductivity and its counterpart in bulk quantum materials.
title Topological chiral superconductivity from antiferromagnetic correlations in moiré bands with extreme spin-orbit coupling
topic Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.21043