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7 papers

cond-mat.str-el2026

Tunable Multiband Geometry and Fractional Phases in Higher Vortexable Systems

Xiaohan Wan, Siddhartha Sarkar, Ting Cao +3

Higher vortexability is often viewed as a route to topological flat bands with higher-Landau-level-like quantum geometry. Here we emphasize a complementary perspective: it provides…

cond-mat.str-el2026

How Similar Can Fractional Chern Insulators Be to Fractional Quantum Hall States? Moiré-Enhanced Gaps and Excitation-Spectrum Correspondence

Siddhartha Sarkar, Yitong Zhang, Kai Sun

Fractional Chern insulators (FCIs) realize fractional quantum Hall topology in lattice bands, but their excitation spectra remain far less understood than their ground states. Here…

cond-mat.soft2025

Mechanochemical feedback drives complex inertial dynamics in active solids

Siddhartha Sarkar, Biswarup Ash, Yueyang Wu +3

Active solids combine internal active driving with elasticity to realize states with nonequilibrium mechanics and autonomous motion. They are often studied in overdamped settings,…

cond-mat.str-el2025

Unconventional Fractional Phases in Multi-Band Vortexable Systems

Siddhartha Sarkar, Xiaohan Wan, Ang-Kun Wu +2

In this Letter, we study topological flat bands with distinct features that deviate from conventional Landau level behavior. We show that even in the ideal quantum geometry limit,…

cond-mat.str-el2025

Beyond the Lowest Landau Level: Unlocking More Robust Fractional States Using Flat Chern Bands with Higher Vortexability

Yitong Zhang, Siddhartha Sarkar, Xiaohan Wan +3

Enhancing the many-body gap of a fractional state is crucial for realizing robust fractional excitations. For fractional Chern insulators, existing studies suggest that making flat…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Tunable symmetry breaking in a hexagonal-stacked moiré magnet

Zeliang Sun, Gaihua Ye, Xiaohan Wan +13

Symmetry plays a central role in defining magnetic phases, making tunable symmetry breaking across magnetic transitions highly desirable for discovering non-trivial magnetism. Magn…