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most citedObservation of integer and fractional quantum anomalous Hall effects in twisted bilayer MoTe2

397 citations · 607 across the 17 of their papers we have counts for

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18 papers

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Chiral superconductors and competing states across a Lifshitz transition in rhombohedral pentalayer graphene

Chuanqi Zheng, Cheng Xu, Chushan Li +19

Rhombohedral multilayer graphene hosts a distinctive low-energy electronic structure in which strong Coulomb interactions and nontrivial quantum geometry intertwine to generate exo…

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Visualizing flat-band spatial renormalization in rhombohedral graphene superlattices

Peng-Cheng Pan, Shihao Zhang, Yang Zhang +10

Rhombohedral graphene/hBN moiré superlattices exhibit flat-band-driven emergent phases, including superconductivity and the fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect (FQAHE), yet th…

cond-mat.str-el2026

A fractional quantum Hall factory on quantum processors: constant-depth preparation of clustered non-Abelian states

Cheng Xu, Ching Hua Lee, Hong-Hao Tu +1

Non-Abelian anyons arise as exotic excitations in fractional quantum Hall (FQH) matter and have proved very elusive to realize in conventional platforms. In this work, we show that…

cond-mat.supr-con2026

Interference-Enhanced Large Electron-Phonon Coupling from Raman-active Breathing Modes in Moiré Semiconductors

Ning Mao, Shaozheng Wang, Cheng Xu +6

Superconductivity was recently observed in twisted WSe2 and MoTe2, raising a central question: is the pairing driven by electronic correlations, by phonons, or by both? Answering i…

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Kohn--Luttinger Superconductivity in Flat Chern Bands

Nianlong Zou, Cheng Xu, Yafis Barlas +1

Recent observations of superconductivity near correlated topological phases in flat bands suggest a facile link between flat-band geometry and electron pairing. In this work, we re…

cond-mat.supr-con2026

Breaking the Trade-off: Bulk 2D Ising Superconductivity with High Tc and Giant Interlayer Spacing via a Unique Chain Intercalation in (BaS)1/3TaS2

Ziyi Zhu, Leiming Chen, Xiangqi Liu +11

Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are promising platforms for low dimensional superconductivity. However, in conventional intercalated systems, achieving…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

From fractional Chern insulators to topological electronic crystals in moiré MoTe2: quantum geometry tuning via remote layer

Feng Liu, Fan Xu, Cheng Xu +18

The quantum geometry of Bloch wavefunctions,encoded in the Berry curvature and quantum metric, is believed to be a decisive ingredient in stabilizing fractional quantum anomalous H…

cond-mat.supr-con2025

Finite-momentum superconductivity from chiral bands in twisted MoTe

Yinqi Chen, Cheng Xu, Yang Zhang +1

A recent experiment has reported unconventional superconductivity in twisted bilayer MoTe, emerging from a normal state that exhibits a finite anomalous Hall effect -- a signat…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Universal giant spin Hall effect in moire metal

Ning Mao, Cheng Xu, Ting Bao +3

While moiré phenomena have been extensively studied in low-carrier-density systems such as graphene and semiconductors, their implications for metallic systems with large Fermi sur…

cond-mat.supr-con2025★ 6 cited

Chiral superconductivity from spin polarized Chern band in twisted MoTe

Cheng Xu, Nianlong Zou, Nikolai Peshcherenko +4

Superconductivity has been observed in twisted MoTe2 within the anomalous Hall metal parent state. Key signatures-including a fully spin/valley polarized normal state, anomalous Ha…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025★ 3 cited

Signatures of unconventional superconductivity near reentrant and fractional quantum anomalous Hall insulators

Fan Xu, Zheng Sun, Jiayi Li +18

Two-dimensional moiré Chern bands provide an exceptional platform for exploring a variety of many-body quantum phases at zero magnetic field within a lattice system. One particular…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Evidence of competing ground states between fractional Chern insulator and antiferromagnetism in moiré MoTe2

Xumin Chang, Feng Liu, Fan Xu +18

Two-dimensional moire materials present unprecedented opportunities to explore quantum phases of matter arising from the interplay of band topology and strong correlations.One of t…

cond-mat.str-el2024

Stable magic angle in twisted Kane-Mele materials

Cheng Xu, Yong Xu, Wenhui Duan +1

We propose that flat bands and van Hove singularities near the magic angle can be stabilized against angle disorder in the twisted Kane-Mele model. With continuum model and maximal…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 33 cited

Band structure engineering using a moiré polar substrate

Xirui Wang, Cheng Xu, Samuel Aronson +11

Applying long wavelength periodic potentials on quantum materials has recently been demonstrated to be a promising pathway for engineering novel quantum phases of matter. Here, we…

cond-mat.str-el2024★ 44 cited

Multiple Chern bands in twisted MoTe and possible non-Abelian states

Cheng Xu, Ning Mao, Tiansheng Zeng +1

We investigate the moiré band structures and possible even denominator fractional quantum Hall state in small angle twisted bilayer MoTe, using combined large-scale local basis…

cond-mat.str-el2023★ 47 cited

Transfer learning relaxation, electronic structure and continuum model for twisted bilayer MoTe

Ning Mao, Cheng Xu, Jiangxu Li +6

Large-scale moiré systems are extraordinarily sensitive, with even minute atomic shifts leading to significant changes in electronic structures. Here, we investigate the lattice re…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 397 cited

Observation of integer and fractional quantum anomalous Hall effects in twisted bilayer MoTe2

Fan Xu, Zheng Sun, Tongtong Jia +13

The interplay between strong correlations and topology can lead to the emergence of intriguing quantum states of matter. One well-known example is the fractional quantum Hall effec…

cond-mat.str-el2023★ 77 cited

Maximally Localized Wannier Orbitals, Interaction Models and Fractional Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect in Twisted Bilayer MoTe2

Cheng Xu, Jiangxu Li, Yong Xu +2

We investigate the moiré band structures and the strong correlation effects in twisted bilayer MoTe for a wide range of twist angles, employing a combination of various techniq…