Self-consistent theory of fractional quantum anomalous Hall states in rhombohedral graphene

作者：Ke Huang, Xiao Li, S. Das Sarma, Fan Zhang · 发表于：Physical review. B./Physical review. B · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1103/physrevb.110.115146 · 被引用次数：21 · 研究领域：Graphene research and applications、Quantum and electron transport phenomena、Topological Materials and Phenomena

The fractional quantum anomalous Hall (FQAH) effect in rhombohedral pentalayer graphene (PLG) has attracted significant attention due to its potential for observing exotic quantum states. In this work, we present a self-consistent Hartree-Fock theory for the FQAH effect in rhombohedral PLG. In particular, we focus on the convergence of the Hartree-Fock calculation with various reference fields and discuss the stability of the FQAH states in PLG. We show that the so-called charge neutrality scheme provides an unambiguous result for the Hartree-Fock calculation, as it ensures a convergence with respect to the momentum cutoff. Based on the Hartree-Fock band structure, we further carry out exact diagonalization calculations to explore the stability of the FQAH states in PLG. Our work provides an improved and unified (minimal) theoretical framework to understand the FQAH effect in rhombohedral PLG and paves the way for future studies.