# Possible nodeless $s^\pm$-wave superconductivity in twisted bilayer   graphene

**Authors:** Zhe Liu, Yu Li, and Yi-feng Yang

arXiv: 1901.00083 · 2019-06-04

## TL;DR

This paper proposes a nodeless $s^pm$-wave superconducting gap symmetry in twisted bilayer graphene, induced by antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations, differing from previous $d+id$ or $p+ip$ models, with potential topological features.

## Contribution

It introduces a strong-coupling Eliashberg theory analysis showing nodeless $s^pm$-wave as the most likely gap symmetry, highlighting novel topological aspects.

## Key findings

- Nodeless $s^pm$-wave is the most probable superconducting gap symmetry.
- The solution differs from previous $d+id$ or $p+ip$ proposals.
- Topological components in valley space can be tuned experimentally.

## Abstract

Recent discovery of superconductivity in the twisted bilayer graphene has stimulated numerous theoretical proposals concerning its exact gap symmetry. Among them, $d+id$ or $p+ip$-wave were believed to be the most plausible solutions. Here considering the superconductivity emerges near a correlated insulating state and may be induced by antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations, we apply the strong-coupling Eliashberg theory with both inter- and intraband quantum critical pairing interactions and discuss the possible gap symmetry in an effective low-energy four-orbital model. Our calculations reveal a nodeless $s^\pm$-wave as the most probable candidate for superconducting gap symmetry in the experimentally relevant parameter range. This solution is distinctly different from previous theoretical proposals. In particular, it contains interesting topological components in the valley space, which might be tuned by experimental manipulation of the valley degree of freedom.

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