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Charge-6e superconductivity from doping SU(3) spin liquids

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2026-07-28 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Superconductivity

Abstract

We propose doping SU(3)SU(3)-symmetric spin liquids as a route toward charge-6e6e superconductivity. This generalizes the idea of constructing charge-4e4e superconductivity from doped SU(4)SU(4)-symmetric phases. As a concrete platform, we study a bilayer triangular-lattice Hubbard model with SU(3)SU(3) spin symmetry and interlayer antiferromagnetic exchange. Using complementary parton constructions, we analyze doped Z3\mathbb{Z}_3 quantum spin liquid and SU(3)SU(3)-related chiral spin liquids. Doping a Z3\mathbb{Z}_3 quantum spin liquid can produce an orthogonal metal with a gauge invariant fermi surface of charge-3e3e fermionic trions. Pairing these trions gives a time-reversal-symmetric charge-6e6e superconductor. Doping Abelian SU(3)1SU(3)_1 and SU(6)1SU(6)_1 chiral spin liquids yields chiral charge-6e6e superconductors with and without residual Abelian topological order, respectively. Doping a non-Abelian SU(3)2SU(3)_2 chiral spin liquid leads to a non-Abelian chiral charge-6e6e superconductor intertwined with SO(3)3SO(3)_{-3} topological order and supporting non-Abelian h/(6e)h/(6e) superconducting vortices. We also identify several other phases, including Z3\mathbb{Z}_3 orthogonal metal, quantum anomalous Hall (crystal) phases enriched by Z3\mathbb{Z}_3 or Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 topological order, SU(3)SU(3)-breaking charge-2e2e superconductors, composite fermi liquid coupled to non-Abelian gauge field, and descendant chiral spin liquids. Our results identify doped SU(3)SU(3) spin liquids as a natural setting where symmetry, fractionalization, and topology cooperate to produce charge-6e6e superconductivity.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2607.25909,
  title  = {Charge-6e superconductivity from doping SU(3) spin liquids},
  author = {Yan-Qi Wang and Boran Zhou and Hui Yang and Zhi-Qiang Gao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.25909},
  year   = {2026}
}

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11.5 pages, 1 figure