Quasiperiodic criticality and spin-triplet superconductivity in superconductor-antiferromagnet moire patterns
ORAL
Abstract
Quasiperiodicity has long been known to be a potential platform to explore exotic phenomena,
realizing an intricate middle point between ordered solids and disordered matter. In particular,
quasiperiodic structures are promising playgrounds to engineer critical wavefunctions, a powerful
starting point to engineer exotic correlated states. Here we show that systems hosting a quasiperodic modulation of antiferromagnetism and spin-singlet superconductivity, as realized by atomic
chains in twisted van der Waals materials, host a localization-delocalization transition as a function
of the coupling strength. Associated with this transition, we demonstrate the emergence of a robust quasiperiodic critical point for arbitrary incommensurate potentials, that appears for generic
relative weights of the spin-singlet superconductivity and antiferromagnetism. We show that inclusion of residual electronic interactions leads to an emergent spin-triplet superconducting state,
that gets dramatically enhanced at the vicinity of the quasiperiodic critical point. Our results put
forward quasiperiodicity as a powerful knob to engineer robust superconducting states, providing
an alternative pathway towards artificially designed unconventional superconductors.
realizing an intricate middle point between ordered solids and disordered matter. In particular,
quasiperiodic structures are promising playgrounds to engineer critical wavefunctions, a powerful
starting point to engineer exotic correlated states. Here we show that systems hosting a quasiperodic modulation of antiferromagnetism and spin-singlet superconductivity, as realized by atomic
chains in twisted van der Waals materials, host a localization-delocalization transition as a function
of the coupling strength. Associated with this transition, we demonstrate the emergence of a robust quasiperiodic critical point for arbitrary incommensurate potentials, that appears for generic
relative weights of the spin-singlet superconductivity and antiferromagnetism. We show that inclusion of residual electronic interactions leads to an emergent spin-triplet superconducting state,
that gets dramatically enhanced at the vicinity of the quasiperiodic critical point. Our results put
forward quasiperiodicity as a powerful knob to engineer robust superconducting states, providing
an alternative pathway towards artificially designed unconventional superconductors.
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Presenters
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Maryam Khosravian
Aalto University
Authors
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Maryam Khosravian
Aalto University
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Jose Lado
Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Aalto University, Applied Physics, Aalto University, Institut für Theoretische Physik, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland