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Quantum anomalous Hall phenomena in multilayer rhombohedral graphene

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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)<br>2. Stability of anomalous Hall crystals in multilayer rhombohedral graphene<br>Zhihuan Dong, Adarsh S. Patri, and T. Senthil, Phys. Rev. B 110, 205130 (2024). <br>3. Extended quantum anomalous Hall effect in moiré structures: phase transitions and transport, <br>Adarsh S. Patri, Zhihuan Dong, T. Senthil, accepted to Phys Rev B <br>4. Doping a fractional quantum anomalous Hall insulator, <br>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