Driven-dissipative superconductivity in moiré heterostructure without attraction
arXiv:2607.15169
The paper proposes a driven‑dissipative protocol that creates a stationary superconducting state in a two‑dimensional bilayer moiré heterostructure by using optically induced pseudospin operations and local dissipation from weakly dispersive bosonic modes.
Abstract
Dissipative preparation of quantum order offers a route to superconductivity that does not rely on enhancing attractive interactions. Here we propose a driven-dissipative protocol to prepare superconductivity as a stationary state of a two-dimensional moiré heterostructure. The key ingredient is a bilayer moiré platform in which the layer degree of freedom acts as a pseudospin, allowing the pseudospin structure required for pairing to be implemented through optically induced spatial operations. This preparation scheme requires local dissipation, which we show to arises naturally from weakly dispersive bosonic modes in the heterostructure. In contrast, in the opposite regime of collective dissipation, the same platform exhibits an early-time superradiant burst. Our results establish driven-dissipative moiré heterostructures as a promising platform for preparing superconductivity, while also revealing a connection between steady-state pairing and transient superradiance.