Magnetic-field-induced superconductivity in hexalayer rhombohedral graphene

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Main Authors: Deng, Jinghao, Xie, Jiabin, Li, Hongyuan, Taniguchi, Takashi, Watanabe, Kenji, Shan, Jie, Mak, Kin Fai, Liu, Xiaomeng
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author Deng, Jinghao
Xie, Jiabin
Li, Hongyuan
Taniguchi, Takashi
Watanabe, Kenji
Shan, Jie
Mak, Kin Fai
Liu, Xiaomeng
author_facet Deng, Jinghao
Xie, Jiabin
Li, Hongyuan
Taniguchi, Takashi
Watanabe, Kenji
Shan, Jie
Mak, Kin Fai
Liu, Xiaomeng
contents In conventional superconductors, superconductivity is generally suppressed by external magnetic fields due to spin-singlet pairing. Here, we report signatures of in-plane-magnetic-field-induced superconductivity in hexalayer rhombohedral graphene and reveal electric-field control of its depairing behavior. With the application of a small in-plane magnetic field $B_{\parallel}$, a superconducting state emerges within a narrow band along a phase boundary. Its properties evolve continuously with increasing $B_{\parallel}$: the superconducting region progressively shifts toward higher electric field as the $B_{\parallel}$ increases and the transition temperature rises with increasing $B_{\parallel}$. Remarkably, the superconducting state remains robust under $B_{\parallel}$ up to 14 T, far exceeding the conventional Pauli limit. Quantum oscillation measurements further reveal that the superconductivity emerges from nematic Fermi surface reconstruction. These results suggest a spin-polarized superconducting states with unconventional origins.
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spellingShingle Magnetic-field-induced superconductivity in hexalayer rhombohedral graphene
Deng, Jinghao
Xie, Jiabin
Li, Hongyuan
Taniguchi, Takashi
Watanabe, Kenji
Shan, Jie
Mak, Kin Fai
Liu, Xiaomeng
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
In conventional superconductors, superconductivity is generally suppressed by external magnetic fields due to spin-singlet pairing. Here, we report signatures of in-plane-magnetic-field-induced superconductivity in hexalayer rhombohedral graphene and reveal electric-field control of its depairing behavior. With the application of a small in-plane magnetic field $B_{\parallel}$, a superconducting state emerges within a narrow band along a phase boundary. Its properties evolve continuously with increasing $B_{\parallel}$: the superconducting region progressively shifts toward higher electric field as the $B_{\parallel}$ increases and the transition temperature rises with increasing $B_{\parallel}$. Remarkably, the superconducting state remains robust under $B_{\parallel}$ up to 14 T, far exceeding the conventional Pauli limit. Quantum oscillation measurements further reveal that the superconductivity emerges from nematic Fermi surface reconstruction. These results suggest a spin-polarized superconducting states with unconventional origins.
title Magnetic-field-induced superconductivity in hexalayer rhombohedral graphene
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.13498