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Signature for granular superconductivity in a multi-moiré twisted trilayer graphene

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Abstract

Multi-moiré systems offer a versatile platform for studying various strong correlated and topological phases. Trilayer graphene, with two distinct twist angles, θ12 and θ23, between the bottom two layers and the top two layers respectively, exemplifies such a system. Different combinations of these twist angles lead to flat energy bands, forming two "magic lines" in the twist-angle space. In this talk, I will present recent results from a new twisted trilayer graphene system along one of these magic lines, characterized by twist angles θ23=-2θ12. Here, the two moiré patterns are nearly commensurate, creating a supermoiré pattern with a period of approximately 500 nm. Using transport measurements, we identified correlated states at multiple integer fillings and two superconducting pockets between |ν|=2 and 3, where ν represents the number of electrons per moiré unit cell of the smaller twist angle. As the temperature decreases, we observe two distinct resistance drops at different critical temperatures, reminiscent of superconducting arrays. We attribute these observations to a local moiré-shift-dependent band structure, modulated within the supermoiré. Different shifts exhibit unique symmetries and band structures, resulting in the observed variations in critical temperatures. Our findings open up new possibilities for studying spatially modulated superconductivity in a highly tunable moiré platform.

Presenters

  • Aviram Uri

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Authors

  • Aviram Uri

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Liqiao Xia

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Jiaojie Yan

    Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research

  • Aaron L Sharpe

    Stanford Institute for Materials & Energy Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford University

  • Julian May-Mann

    Stanford University

  • Nicole Sabina Ticea

    Stanford University

  • Filippo Gaggioli

    MIT, ETH Zurich

  • Kenji Watanabe

    National Institute for Materials Science, NIMS, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Research Center for Electronic and Optical Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute of Material Science, Tsukuba, Japan, National Institute of Materials Science, Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science

  • Takashi Taniguchi

    National Institute for Materials Science, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute of Material Science, Tsukuba, Japan, Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science

  • Liang Fu

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Trithep Devakul

    Stanford University

  • Pablo Jarillo-Herrero

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology