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Xiang-Jian Hou

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arXiv2026

Fractional Chern insulators in alternating twisted multilayer MoTe$_{2}$

We study strongly correlated many-body states in alternating twisted trilayer and tetralayer MoTe$_{2}$. By sliding the top layer with respect to others and applying a perpendicular electric field, a variety of band structures can be realized. In many cases, the topmost hole band has unity Chern number and its quantum geometric properties can be tuned to some extent. Exact diagonalizations suggest that fractional Chern insulators are stabilized in certain parameter regimes but not in some regimes even when the band is topological. This contrast is attributed primarily to different quantum geometries as quantified by the trace condition. Our results demonstrate that sliding can serve as a useful knob for probing many-body states in moiré systems.

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arXiv2025

Third-order quantum phase transitions of bosonic non-Abelian fractional quantum Hall states

We study phase transitions in bilayer and trilayer bosonic quantum Hall systems. In the absence of interlayer tunneling and interaction, each layer is chosen to have filling factor $ν=1/2$ or $1$ to realize the Laughlin state or the Moore-Read state. By tuning interlayer tunneling and/or interaction, multiple phases can be generated. In the absence of interlayer interaction, three phase transitions appear when interlayer tunneling becomes sufficiently strong: (1) from two decoupled $ν=1/2$ Laughlin states to the Moore-Read state in bilayer systems; (2) from one $ν=1/2$ Laughlin state plus one $ν=1$ Moore-Read state to the Read-Rezayi $\mathbb{Z}_{3}$ state in bilayer systems; (3) from three decoupled $ν=1/2$ Laughlin states to the Read-Rezayi $\mathbb{Z}_{3}$ state in trilayer systems. Numerical calculations suggest that these transitions are third-order ones. We propose non-Abelian Chern-Simons-Higgs theory to describe them. If both interlayer tunneling and interaction are present, one-component or multi-component composite fermion liquids and Jain states can be realized. This leads to intricate phase diagrams that host multiple phase transitions and possibly exotic critical points.

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arXiv2025

Exciton condensation of composite fermions in double layer quantum Hall systems

We study fractional quantum Hall states in double layer systems that can be interpreted as exciton condensates of composite fermions. An electron in one layer is dressed by two fluxes from the same layer and two fluxes from the other layer to become composite fermions that form effective Landau levels. It is found that two types of composite fermion exciton condensates could occur. In the first type ones, all effective levels are partially occupied and excitonic correlations are present between composite fermions in the same effective level. In the second type ones, composite fermions in the topmost effective levels of the two layers form exciton condensate whereas those in lower effective levels are independent. The electric transport signatures of these states are analyzed. We demonstrate using numerical calculations that some composite fermion exciton condensates can be realized in microscopic models that are relevant for graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides. For a fixed total filling factor, an exciton condensate may only be realized when the electron densities in the two layers belong to a certain range. It is possible that two types of states appear at the same total filling factor in different ranges. These results shed light on recent experimental observations and also suggest some promising future directions.

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arXiv2025

Non-Abelian interlayer coherent fractional quantum Hall states

We study non-Abelian fractional quantum Hall state in double layer systems at total filling factor $1/2$. Recent progresses in two-dimensional van der Waals materials made it possible to explore the regime with very small interlayer distance. Numerical calculations suggests interlayer phase coherence can develop between the layers such that the electrons may redistribute between them without changing the Hall response. It corresponds to spontaneous breaking of the U(1) symmetry associated with the particle number difference in the layers. This state manifests itself as superfluid in counterflow measurement and has characteristic Hall response when current is passed through one layer and voltages in both layers are measured. As the interlayer distance increases, a phase transition to the Halperin 331 state occurs. We also discuss similar physics for bosonic systems with specially designed interactions.

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