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Optimal superconductivity in twisted bilayer WSe 2 where the Van Hove singularity crosses half-filling

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The recent discovery of unconventional superconductivity has pointed to twisted WSe 2 bilayer as a versatile platform for studying the correlated and topological phases of matter. Here, we analyze the effect of the displacement field and electron interactions on the formation of a topological paired state in twisted WSe 2 . Our approach is based on the effective single band t − J − U model supplemented with intersite Coulomb interaction term and treated within the Gutzwiller approximation. We show that the superconducting phase is stabilized in a small range of displacement fields where the Van Hove singularity crosses half-filling, which is in qualitative agreement with recent experimental data. According to our analysis, such a circumstance comes as a result of a subtle interplay between the large density of states of the Van Hove singularity, in combination with the renormalization effects that appear in the weak-to-moderate correlation regime. The two factors create favorable conditions for the superconducting pairing only in a small area of the phase diagram.

Source: Physical Review Research

DOI: 10.1103/pkf3-fkv4

Authors: Michał Zegrodnik, Waseem Akbar, Andrzej Biborski, Louk Rademaker

Institutions: AGH University of Krakow, University of Geneva, Leiden University

Language: English

Topic: Topological Materials and Phenomena

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,625

Funders: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Narodowym Centrum Nauki, Infrastruktura PL-Grid