Fractional Chern insulators in moiré flat bands with high Chern numbers
Recent discoveries of zero-field fractional Chern insulators in moir\'e materials have attracted intensive research interest. However, most current theoretical and experimental attempts focus on Chern bands with Chern number $|C|=1$, in analogy to the Landau levels. Here, we propose candidate material systems for realizing fractional Chern insulators with higher Chern numbers. The material setup involves $\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Gamma}}$-valley twisted homobilayer transition metal dichalcogenides in proximity to a magnetic skyrmion lattice. The skyrmion exchange potential induces a flat band with a high Chern number $C=\ensuremath{-}2$. Using the momentum-space projected exact diagonalization method, we perform a comprehensive study at various filling factors, confirming the generalized Jain sequence. Our research provides theoretical guidance on realizing unconventional fractional Chern insulators beyond the Landau level picture.
Authors
- Xiaoyang Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7708-9254)
- Yong Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4844-2460)
- Wenhui Duan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9685-2547)
- Chonghao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4134-5724)
- Chong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8646-3529)
- Ruiping Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5173-830X)
Institutions
- State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/nkwx-twdl
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.25