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Modulation of superconductivity across a Lifshitz transition in alternating-angle twisted quadrilayer graphene

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arxiv 2502.16700 v1 pith:ZT7IDFVU submitted 2025-02-23 cond-mat.str-el

Modulation of superconductivity across a Lifshitz transition in alternating-angle twisted quadrilayer graphene

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keywords statesuperconductingbandsdispersivefermiflatsymmetry-brokentransition
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We report electric field-controlled modulation of the Fermi surface topology and explore its effects on the superconducting state in alternating-angle twisted quadrilayer graphene (TQG). The unique combination of flat and dispersive bands in TQG allows us to simultaneously tune the band structure through carrier density, $n$, and displacement field, $D$. From density-dependent Shubnikov-de Haas quantum oscillations and Hall measurements, we quantify the $D$-dependent bandwidth of the flat and dispersive bands and their hybridization. In the high $|D|$ regime, the increased bandwidth favors the single particle bands, which coincides exactly with the vanishing of the superconducting transition temperature $T_c$, showing that superconductivity in TQG is strongly bound to the symmetry-broken state. For a range of lower $|D|$ values, a Lifshitz transition occurs when the flat and dispersive band Fermi surfaces merge within the $\nu=+2$ symmetry-broken state. The superconducting state correspondingly shows an enhanced $T_c$, suggesting that the superconducting condensate is strongly dependent on the Fermi surface topology and density of states within this symmetry-broken state.

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