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Gossamer superconductivity in Moiré WSe2 bilayer

Hui-Ke Jin, Guangyue Ji, Zhan Wang, Jie Wang, and Fu-Chun Zhang

Phys. Rev. Lett. - Accepted 16 October, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/mvnb-m6fd

Abstract

Moir'e transition metal dichalcogenides have served as a versatile platform for simulating Hubbard physics. Recent experiments have identified robust superconductivity in moir'e bilayer WSe2 for certain twist angles. Here, we propose the gossamer nature of the superconductivity recently discovered at half-filling and zero displacement field in twisted WSe2. By mapping the moir'e continuum system to an effective extended single-orbital Hubbard model on the triangular lattice, we employ renormalized mean-field theory to investigate the strong-coupling phase diagram. We find that a moderate Coulomb repulsion partially suppresses charge fluctuations while preserving a finite density of mobile doublons and holes. In this regime, the interplay between extended kinetic hoppings and antiferromagnetic superexchange stabilizes a chiral d+id superconducting phase. Our results naturally account for the twist-angle-dependent evolution from a Mott insulator to a superconductor and eventually to a correlated metal. Furthermore, the model demonstrates that this half-filled pairing state vanishes rapidly upon density doping, consistent with experimental observations.

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