Topological Order Without Band Topology in Moiré Graphene
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| author | Liu, Hui Perea-Causin, Raul Liu, Zhao Bergholtz, Emil J. |
| author_facet | Liu, Hui Perea-Causin, Raul Liu, Zhao Bergholtz, Emil J. |
| contents | The discovery of zero-field fractional Chern insulators (FCIs) in moiré materials has attracted intense interest in the interplay between topology and correlations. Here, we demonstrate that fractionalized topological order can emerge under realistic conditions even within a topologically trivial moiré band. By projecting long-range Coulomb interactions into a trivial band of twisted multilayer graphene, we identify a set of incompressible FCI ground states exhibiting fractional quantized Hall conductance. Their Laughlin-like behavior is further confirmed through the particle-cut entanglement spectrum. We trace the origin of this phase to the strongly inhomogeneous distribution of quantum geometry within the moiré Brillouin zone, which reshapes interaction effects independently of the band topology. Extending this heuristic quantum geometric mechanism, we demonstrate that similarly unexpected Laughlin-like FCIs can also be stabilized in higher-Chern-number moiré bands under experimentally accessible conditions. Our results establish realistic scenarios under which many-body topological order can emerge independently of single-particle band topology. |
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| spellingShingle | Topological Order Without Band Topology in Moiré Graphene Liu, Hui Perea-Causin, Raul Liu, Zhao Bergholtz, Emil J. Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons The discovery of zero-field fractional Chern insulators (FCIs) in moiré materials has attracted intense interest in the interplay between topology and correlations. Here, we demonstrate that fractionalized topological order can emerge under realistic conditions even within a topologically trivial moiré band. By projecting long-range Coulomb interactions into a trivial band of twisted multilayer graphene, we identify a set of incompressible FCI ground states exhibiting fractional quantized Hall conductance. Their Laughlin-like behavior is further confirmed through the particle-cut entanglement spectrum. We trace the origin of this phase to the strongly inhomogeneous distribution of quantum geometry within the moiré Brillouin zone, which reshapes interaction effects independently of the band topology. Extending this heuristic quantum geometric mechanism, we demonstrate that similarly unexpected Laughlin-like FCIs can also be stabilized in higher-Chern-number moiré bands under experimentally accessible conditions. Our results establish realistic scenarios under which many-body topological order can emerge independently of single-particle band topology. |
| title | Topological Order Without Band Topology in Moiré Graphene |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.15027 |