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Topological superconductivity with emergent vortex lattice in twisted semiconductors

Superconductivity 2026-02-18 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

The coexistence of superconductivity and fractional quantum anomalous Hall (FQAH) effect has recently been observed in twisted MoTe2_2 and theoretically demonstrated in a model of repulsively interacting electrons under an emergent magnetic field arising from the layer pseudospin texture in moir\'e superlattice. Here, we show that this superconducting state is a chiral ff-wave superconductor hosting an array of doubledouble vortices, which are induced by the emergent magnetic field with h/eh/e flux quanta per moir\'e unit cell. This superconducting vortex lattice state is topological and features Chern number 1/2-1/2, giving rise to a half-integer thermal Hall conductance. Our theory provides a common mechanism and unified understanding of FQAH and topological superconductivity, with a rich phase diagram controlled by the spatial modulation of the emergent magnetic field.

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@article{arxiv.2602.15106,
  title  = {Topological superconductivity with emergent vortex lattice in twisted semiconductors},
  author = {Daniele Guerci and Ahmed Abouelkomsan and Liang Fu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.15106},
  year   = {2026}
}

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19 pages, 14 figures