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Gossamer Superconductivity in Moir\'e WSe$_2$ Bilayer

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2026-05-19 v2 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Superconductivity

Abstract

Moir\'e transition metal dichalcogenides have served as a versatile platform for simulating Hubbard physics. Recent experiments have identified robust superconductivity in moir\'e bilayer WSe2_2 for certain twist angles. Here, we propose the gossamer nature of the superconductivity recently discovered at half-filling and zero displacement field in twisted WSe2_2. By mapping the moir\'e continuum system to an effective extended single-orbital Hubbard model on the triangular lattice, we employ renormalized mean-field theory to investigate the strong-coupling phase diagram. We find that a moderate Coulomb repulsion partially suppresses charge fluctuations while preserving a finite density of mobile doublons and holes. In this regime, the interplay between extended kinetic hoppings and antiferromagnetic superexchange stabilizes a chiral d+idd+id superconducting phase. Our results naturally account for the twist-angle-dependent evolution from a Mott insulator to a superconductor and eventually to a correlated metal. Furthermore, the model demonstrates that this half-filled pairing state vanishes rapidly upon density doping, consistent with experimental observations.

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@article{arxiv.2605.03766,
  title  = {Gossamer Superconductivity in Moir\'e WSe$_2$ Bilayer},
  author = {Hui-Ke Jin and Guangyue Ji and Zhan Wang and Jie Wang and Fu-Chun Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.03766},
  year   = {2026}
}

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4-page main text + 5-page appendix

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