Unconventional superconducting pairing in a B20 multifold Weyl fermion semimetal

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Mardanya, Sougata [1 ]
Kargarian, Mehdi [2 ]
Verma, Rahul [3 ]
Chang, Tay-Rong [4 ,5 ,6 ]
Chowdhury, Sugata [1 ]
Lin, Hsin [7 ]
Bansil, Arun [8 ,9 ]
Agarwal, Amit [10 ]
Singh, Bahadur [3 ]
机构
[1] Howard Univ, Dept Phys & Astrophys, Washington, DC 20059 USA
[2] Sharif Univ Technol, Dept Phys, Tehran 1458889694, Iran
[3] Tata Inst Fundamental Res, Dept Condensed Matter Phys & Mat Sci, Mumbai 400005, India
[4] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Dept Phys, Tainan 701, Taiwan
[5] Ctr Quantum Frontiers Res & Technol, Tainan 701, Taiwan
[6] Natl Taiwan Univ, Natl Ctr Theoret Sci, Phys Div, Taipei, Taiwan
[7] Acad Sinica, Inst Phys, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
[8] Northeastern Univ, Dept Phys, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[9] Northeastern Univ, Quantum Mat & Sensing Inst, Burlington, MA 01803 USA
[10] Indian Inst Technol, Dept Phys, Kanpur 208016, India
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PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS | 2024年 / 8卷 / 09期
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STATES; SYMMETRY; ORDER;
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10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.L091801
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摘要
Topological superconductors present an ideal platform for exploring nontrivial superconductivity and realizing the Majorana boundary modes. However, finding a single-phase topological material with nontrivial superconducting states has been a challenge. Here, we predict nontrivial superconductivity in the pristine chiral metal RhGe with a transition temperature of 5.8 K. Chiral symmetries in RhGe enforce multifold Weyl fermions at high-symmetry momentum points and spin-polarized Fermi arc states that span the entire surface Brillouin zone. These bulk and surface chiral states support multiple type-II van Hove singularities that enhance superconductivity in RhGe. Our analysis of superconducting pairing symmetries involving Chiral Fermi pockets in RhGe indicates the presence of nontrivial superconducting pairing. Our study establishes RhGe as a promising candidate material for hosting mixed-parity pairing and topological superconductivity.
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