Skyrmion Superconductivity: DMRG evidence for a topological route to superconductivity

Abstract

It was recently suggested that the topology of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene's (MATBG) flat bands could provide a novel mechanism for superconductivity distinct from both weakly-coupled BCS theory and the $d$-wave phenomenology of the high-$T_c$ cuprates. In this work, we examine this possibility using a density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) study of a model which captures the essential features of MATBG's symmetry and topology. Using large scale cylinder-DMRG calculations to obtain the ground state and its excitations as a function of the electron doping, we find clear evidence for superconductivity driven by the binding of electrons into charge-$2e$ skyrmions. Remarkably, this binding is observed even in the regime where the unscreened Coulomb repulsion is by-far the largest energy scale, demonstrating the robustness of this topological, all-electronic pairing mechanism.

arXiv comment7 + 14 pages, 5 + 12 figures: (v2) Added clarifications and discussion of pair wavefunction

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