
Abstract Twisted van der Waals materials have risen as highly tunable platforms for realizing unconventional superconductivity. Here we demonstrate how a topological superconducting state can be driven in a twisted graphene multilayer at a twist angle of approximately 1.6 degrees proximitized to other 2D materials. We show that an encapsulated twisted bilayer subject to induced Rashba spin–orbit coupling, s-wave superconductivity, and exchange field generates a topological superconducting state enabled by the moiré pattern. We demonstrate the emergence of a variety of topological states with different Chern numbers, that are highly tunable through doping, strain, and bias voltage. Our proposal does not depend on fine-tuning the twist angle, but solely on the emergence of moiré minibands and is applicable for twist angles between 1.3 and 3 degrees. Our results establish the potential of twisted graphene bilayers to create topological superconductivity without requiring ultraflat dispersions.
Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall), topological superconductivity, FOS: Physical sciences, van der Waals heterostructures, twisted bilayer graphene
Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall), topological superconductivity, FOS: Physical sciences, van der Waals heterostructures, twisted bilayer graphene
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