Published August 26, 2024 | Version v1
Journal article

Topological superconductivity with mixed singlet-triplet pairing in moiré transition metal dichalcogenide bilayers

  • 1. Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, AGH University of Krakow, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
  • 2. Department of Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland

Description

We investigate strong coupling topological superconductivity in twisted moiré bilayer WSe2. Our approach is based on an effective tJ model with displacement-field-dependent complex hoppings, which is treated with the variational Gutzwiller projection method. The calculated phase diagram contains domes of topologically nontrivial superconducting phases, with Chern numbers C=±2,±4. The order parameter is characterized by a mixed (d+id)-wave (singlet) and (pip)-wave (triplet) gap symmetry. We also report on the appearance of an additional topologically trivial extended s-wave and f-wave paired phases. As we show, by changing the electron density and displacement field, one can tune the singlet and triplet contributions to the pairing, as well as induce topological phase transitions between superconducting states characterized by different values of the Chern number. We analyze the physical origin of the reported effects and discuss it briefly in the view of new possibilities for designing unconventional superconductivity in moiré systems.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.110.064516;
arXiv
arXiv:2403.05903;
Crossref Funder ID
10.13039/501100004281; 10.13039/501100001711; 10.13039/501100014410;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review B
Journal Volume
110
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
11 pgs.
ISSN
1550-235X

Optional Information

Copyright
©2024 American Physical Society
Contract/Grant/Project number
2021/42/E/ST3/00128; TMSGI2_211296
Notes
Contact Email: Contact author: michal.zegrodnik@agh.edu.pl; Record automatically processed
Funding organization
Narodowe Centrum Nauki; Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung; Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie