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Multi-Q spin-valley order in twisted WSe2

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2025-10-16 v1

Abstract

We report on a study of the interacting phase diagram of 3.653.65^\circ-twisted WSe2_2 at moir\'e hole filling ν=1\nu=1, in which we find previously-overlooked types of magnetism. Specifically, in part of the phase diagram we obtain a magnetic order parameter which modulates in space with four different non-zero wave vectors, corresponding to the three MM-points and one KK-point of the moir\'e Brillouin zone. These multi-Q orders, which can be coplanar or non-coplanar, are continuous deformations of the 120120^\circ spin-valley anti-ferromagnet (AFM), where the unit cell has expanded by a factor of four. Interestingly, we find that the multi-Q states are stabilized for experimentally relevant values of interaction strength and displacement field, and are accompanied by a softening of the spin fluctuations near the MM-points of the moir\'e

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@article{arxiv.2510.12884,
  title  = {Multi-Q spin-valley order in twisted WSe2},
  author = {Arthur Bril and Nai Chao Hu and Nick Bultinck},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.12884},
  year   = {2025}
}

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14 pages, 8 figures

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