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High-temperature charge-4e superconductivity in SU(4) interacting fermions

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2026-04-17 v1 Quantum Gases Superconductivity

Abstract

The condensation of electron quartets, known as charge-4e superconductivity (SC), represents a novel quantum state of matter beyond the standard paradigm of Cooper pairing. However, concrete microscopic models realizing this phase in two dimensions remain a central challenge. Here, we introduce a non-engineered and sign-problem-free model, unambiguously demonstrating the emergence of a robust and high-temperature charge-4e SC phase using unbiased quantum Monte Carlo simulations. At zero temperature, the phase diagram reveals that charge-4e SC is the primary ground state in the strong-coupling regime. At finite temperature in the absence of charge-2e SC, we identify charge-4e SC through a Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition, marked by a universal jump in the superfluid stiffness consistent with a condensate of charge 4e. Remarkably, the transition temperature Tc increases nearly linearly with interaction strength, providing a robust mechanism for high-Tc quartet superconductivity. Furthermore, spectral analysis reveals a prominent pseudogap above Tc arising from strong phase fluctuations. Our results establish a canonical and numerically exact model system for charge-4e superconductivity, offering crucial guidance for its realization in experimental platforms such as moir\'e materials and ultracold atomic systems.

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@article{arxiv.2604.15056,
  title  = {High-temperature charge-4e superconductivity in SU(4) interacting fermions},
  author = {Shao-Hang Shi and Zhengzhi Wu and Jiangping Hu and Zi-Xiang Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.15056},
  year   = {2026}
}

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7 pages, 3 figures + 9 pages supplementary material

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