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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Quantum Materials
  • Topological Phases of Matter

Background:

  • Correlated systems and frustration are key to novel quantum phases.
  • Moat bands in frustrated systems can host topological orders with long-range entanglement.
  • Realizing moat-band physics experimentally remains a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore moat-band phenomena in shallowly inverted InAs/GaSb quantum wells.
  • To investigate the behavior of excitonic ground states under imbalanced electron and hole densities.
  • To understand the emergence of topological orders in solid-state systems.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental investigation of InAs/GaSb quantum wells under varying magnetic fields and density imbalances.
  • Observation of bulk gap, edge channels, and Hall signals.
  • Theoretical modeling to explain the observed phenomena through excitonic moat bands.

Main Results:

  • An unconventional time-reversal-symmetry breaking excitonic ground state was observed.
  • A large bulk gap persisted across a broad range of density imbalances at zero magnetic field.
  • Edge transport evolved from helical-like to chiral-like with increasing magnetic field, showing a Hall conductance plateau.
  • Theoretical analysis confirmed a time-reversal-symmetry breaking excitonic topological order driven by frustration.

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully demonstrates moat-band physics in InAs/GaSb quantum wells.
  • The observed phenomena are explained by a frustration-induced excitonic topological order.
  • This work opens new avenues for researching topological and correlated bosonic systems beyond symmetry-protected topological phases.