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Magnetic-field-induced superconductivity in hexalayer rhombohedral graphene

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2026-03-17 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

In conventional superconductors, superconductivity is generally suppressed by external magnetic fields due to spin-singlet pairing. Here, we report signatures of in-plane-magnetic-field-induced superconductivity in hexalayer rhombohedral graphene and reveal electric-field control of its depairing behavior. With the application of a small in-plane magnetic field BB_{\parallel}, a superconducting state emerges within a narrow band along a phase boundary. Its properties evolve continuously with increasing BB_{\parallel}: the superconducting region progressively shifts toward higher electric field as the BB_{\parallel} increases and the transition temperature rises with increasing BB_{\parallel}. Remarkably, the superconducting state remains robust under BB_{\parallel} up to 14 T, far exceeding the conventional Pauli limit. Quantum oscillation measurements further reveal that the superconductivity emerges from nematic Fermi surface reconstruction. These results suggest a spin-polarized superconducting states with unconventional origins.

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@article{arxiv.2603.13498,
  title  = {Magnetic-field-induced superconductivity in hexalayer rhombohedral graphene},
  author = {Jinghao Deng and Jiabin Xie and Hongyuan Li and Takashi Taniguchi and Kenji Watanabe and Jie Shan and Kin Fai Mak and Xiaomeng Liu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.13498},
  year   = {2026}
}