Quantum anomalous Hall phenomena in multilayer rhombohedral graphene

ORAL · Invited

Abstract

The (fractional) quantum anomalous Hall effect observed in multilayer rhombohedral graphene raises many theoretical questions. I first show how the observed integer quantum anomalous Hall state at lattice filling \nu = 1 can be interpreted in terms of a valley polarized interaction-induced Chern band. The resulting many-body state can be viewed as a topological variant of the standard Wigner crystal, dubbed the `Anomalous Hall Crystal' (AHC), with a further coupling to a weak moiré potential. I will present a theoretical interpretation of the `extended' integer quantum anomalous Hall effect that persists over a wide range of density in terms of a crystal of holes doped into the \nu = 1 state. I show how the observed non-linear current-voltage curves at a generic filling as well as the current-induced transition to the Jain states at filling p/(2p+1) can be understood within this picture. Time permitting, I will also discuss the physics of Fractional Quantum Anomalous Hall states and proximate itinerant doped states. The latter includes both strongly time-reversal broken superconductivity and a charge oredred Fermi liquid metal.

Publication: 1. Theory of quantum anomalous Hall phases in pentalayer rhombohedral graphene moiré structures, Zhihuan Dong, Adarsh S. Patri, T. Senthil, Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 206502 (2024)
2. Stability of anomalous Hall crystals in multilayer rhombohedral graphene
Zhihuan Dong, Adarsh S. Patri, and T. Senthil, Phys. Rev. B 110, 205130 (2024).
3. Extended quantum anomalous Hall effect in moiré structures: phase transitions and transport,
Adarsh S. Patri, Zhihuan Dong, T. Senthil, accepted to Phys Rev B
4. Doping a fractional quantum anomalous Hall insulator,
Zhengyan Darius Shi, T. Senthil, under review, Phy Rev X.

Presenters

  • Senthil Todadri

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Authors

  • Senthil Todadri

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Zhihuan Dong

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Adarsh Patri

    University of British Columbia

  • Zhengyan Shi

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology