The 180-degree alignment orientation of hBN relative to rhombohedral graphene determines whether the moiré potential is strong or weak, reshaping the correlated phase diagram.
Strong interactions and isospin symmetry breaking in a supermoir\'e lattice
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In multilayer moir\'e heterostructures, the interference of multiple twist angles ubiquitously leads to tunable ultra-long-wavelength patterns known as supermoir\'e lattices. However, their impact on the system's many-body electronic phase diagram remains largely unexplored. We present local compressibility measurements revealing numerous incompressible states resulting from supermoir\'e-lattice-scale isospin symmetry breaking driven by strong interactions. By using the supermoir\'e lattice occupancy as a probe of isospin symmetry, we observe an unexpected doubling of the miniband filling near $\nu=-2$, possibly indicating a hidden phase transition or normal-state pairing proximal to the superconducting phase. Our work establishes supermoir\'e lattices as a tunable parameter for designing novel quantum phases and an effective tool for unraveling correlated phenomena in moir\'e materials.
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hBN alignment orientation controls moir\'e strength in rhombohedral graphene
The 180-degree alignment orientation of hBN relative to rhombohedral graphene determines whether the moiré potential is strong or weak, reshaping the correlated phase diagram.