Electric field tunable coupling strength and quantum metric hot spots in a moir\'e flatband superconductor

TL;DR

This study investigates how electric fields influence the coupling strength and quantum metric in a moiré flatband superconductor, revealing unconventional superconducting properties and the significant role of quantum geometry.

Contribution

It provides a systematic analysis of flat and dispersive bands in alternating twisted quadralayer graphene, highlighting electric field tunability and quantum metric effects in superconductivity.

Findings

Superconductivity exhibits strong electric field tunability with a maximum T_BKT of 1.6 K.

Quantum metric contributions significantly influence the superconducting properties.

Unconventional behaviors include vanishing Fermi velocity and large superfluid stiffness.

Abstract

Superconductivity in flatband systems has attracted tremendous attention in condensed matter physics. Alternating twisted multilayer graphene presents a compelling multiband system, with a coexistence of Dirac bands and flat bands, for exploring superconductivity. However, the roles of flat bands and dispersive bands played in determining the superconductivity remain elusive. Here, we focus on the alternating twisted quadralayer graphene to reveal unconventional superconducting behaviors by systematically quantifying individual contributions for both the dispersive bands and the flat bands. The superconductivity is robust, with a strong electrical field tunability, a maximum BKT transition temperature of 1.6 K, and high critical magnetic fields beyond the Pauli limit. By analyzing the Landau fan diagram at zero electric displacement fields, we disentangle Dirac bands and flat bands, revealing a Coulomb interaction-induced band broadening effect. We further quantify the electric-field-dependent evolution of the critical temperature and coherence length, and estimate the flat-band Fermi velocity and superfluid stiffness via critical current measurements. Our results demonstrate an electric field tunable coupling strength within the superconducting phase, revealing unconventional properties with vanishing Fermi velocity and large superfluid stiffness. These phenomena, attributed to substantial quantum metric contributions mediated by Dirac band hybridization, offer new insights into the mechanisms underlying unconventional flatband superconductivity in moir\'e systems.