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Superconductivity in twisted transition metal dichalcogenide homobilayers

Superconductivity 2025-02-14 v4 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

For the first time, robust superconductivity has been independently observed in twisted WSe2_2 bilayers by two separate groups [Y. Xia et al., arXiv:2405.14784; Y. Guo et al., arXiv:2406.03418.]. In light of this, we explore the possibility of a universal superconducting pairing mechanism in twisted WSe2_2 bilayers. Using a continuum band structure model and a phenomenological boson-mediated effective electron-electron attraction, we find that intervalley intralayer pairing predominates over interlayer pairing. Notably, despite different experimental conditions, both twisted WSe2_2 samples exhibit a comparable effective attraction strength. This consistency suggests that the dominant pairing glue is likely independent of the twist angle and layer polarization, pointing to a universal underlying boson-induced pairing mechanism.

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@article{arxiv.2406.19348,
  title  = {Superconductivity in twisted transition metal dichalcogenide homobilayers},
  author = {Jihang Zhu and Yang-Zhi Chou and Ming Xie and Sankar Das Sarma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.19348},
  year   = {2025}
}