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Observation of Integer and Fractional Quantum Anomalous Hall Effects in Twisted Bilayer MoTe_{2}

Authors :
Fan Xu
Zheng Sun
Tongtong Jia
Chang Liu
Cheng Xu
Chushan Li
Yu Gu
Kenji Watanabe
Takashi Taniguchi
Bingbing Tong
Jinfeng Jia
Zhiwen Shi
Shengwei Jiang
Yang Zhang
Xiaoxue Liu
Tingxin Li
Source :
Physical Review X, Vol 13, Iss 3, p 031037 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
American Physical Society, 2023.

Abstract

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 effect, where exotic electron fluids with fractionally charged excitations form in partially filled Landau levels. The emergence of topological moiré flat bands provides exciting opportunities to realize the lattice analogs of both the integer and fractional quantum Hall effects without the need for an external magnetic field. These effects are known as the integer and fractional quantum anomalous Hall (IQAH and FQAH) effects. Here, we present direct transport evidence of the existence of both IQAH and FQAH effects in small-angle-twisted bilayer MoTe_{2}. At zero magnetic field, we observe well-quantized Hall resistance of h/e^{2} around moiré filling factor ν=−1 (corresponding to one hole per moiré unit cell), and nearly quantized Hall resistance of 3h/2e^{2} around ν=−2/3, respectively. Concomitantly, the longitudinal resistance exhibits distinct minima around ν=−1 and −2/3. The application of an electric field induces topological quantum phase transition from the IQAH state to a charge transfer insulator at ν=−1, and from the FQAH state to a topologically trivial correlated insulator, further transitioning to a metallic state at ν=−2/3. Our study paves the way for the investigation of fractionally charged excitations and anyonic statistics at zero magnetic field based on semiconductor moiré materials.

Subjects

Subjects :
Physics
QC1-999

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
21603308
Volume :
13
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Physical Review X
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.ffe401f2ab9245069aeaec1f710e3533
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.13.031037