Electric field tunable coupling strength and quantum metric hot spots in a moiré flatband superconductor

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Authors: Lu Liu, Yu Hong, Cheng-Ping Zhang, Jundong Zhu, Jingwei Dong, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Luojun Du, Dongxia Shi, K. T. Law, Guangyu Zhang, Wei Min Yang
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Abstract

Alternating twisted multilayer graphene presents a compelling multiband system, with a coexistence of Dirac bands and flat bands, for exploring superconductivity. However, the roles of flat bands and Dirac bands played in determining the superconductivity remain elusive. Here, we focus on the alternating twisted quadralayer graphene to reveal unconventional superconducting behaviors. We disentangle Dirac bands and flat bands, revealing a Coulomb interaction-induced band broadening effect. We further quantify the electric-field-dependent evolution of the critical temperature and coherence length, and estimate the flat-band Fermi velocity and superfluid stiffness via critical current measurements. Our results demonstrate an electric-field–tunable coupling strength within the superconducting phase, revealing unconventional properties with vanishing Fermi velocity and large superfluid stiffness. Combined with our theoretical analysis, these observations support a picture in which displacement-field-driven hybridization between flat and Dirac-like bands enhances the quantum-metric contribution to superconductivity, offering new insight into multiband flat-band superconductivity in moiré systems. The authors study flat-band superconductivity in alternating twisted quadra-layer graphene by transport, finding an electric-field-tunable coupling strength within the superconducting phase, vanishing Fermi velocity and large superfluid stiffness. They attribute these phenomena to quantum metric contributions, mediated by hybridization of Dirac bands and flat bands.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Graphene research and applications Topological Materials and Phenomena 2D Materials and Applications

Publication details

Journal / source
Nature Communications
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
17
Issue
1
Publication date
4 July 2026
Language
EN