Topological superconductivity in multifold fermion metals
Abstract Recently, multifold fermions characterized by band crossings with multifold degeneracy and Fermi surfaces with higher Chern numbers have been discovered experimentally in AlPt (Schroter et al. in Nat Phys 15:759–765, 2019) and XSi(X = Rh,Co) (Sanchez et al. in Nature 567:500–...
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| author | Gao, Zhe S. Gao, Xue-Jian He, Wen-Yu Xu, Xiao Y. Ng, T. K. Law, K. T. |
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| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Gao, Zhe S. Gao, Xue-Jian He, Wen-Yu Xu, Xiao Y. Ng, T. K. Law, K. T. |
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Recently, multifold fermions characterized by band crossings with multifold degeneracy and Fermi surfaces with higher Chern numbers have been discovered experimentally in AlPt (Schroter et al. in Nat Phys 15:759–765, 2019) and XSi(X = Rh,Co) (Sanchez et al. in Nature 567:500–505, 2019; Rao et al. in Nature 567:496–499, 2019; Takane et al. in Phys Rev Lett 122:076402, 2019). In this work, we largely expand the family of multifold fermion materials by pointing out that several well-studied noncentrosymmetric superconductors are indeed multifold fermion metals. Importantly, their normal state topological properties, which have been ignored in previous studies, play an important role in the superconducting properties. Taking
Li
2
Pd
3
B
$\mathrm{Li} _{2}\mathrm{Pd} _{3}\mathrm{B}$
and
Li
2
Pt
3
B
$\mathrm{Li} _{2}\mathrm{Pt} _{3}\mathrm{B}$
as examples, we found a large number of unconventional degenerate points, such as double spin-1, spin-3/2, Weyl and double Weyl topological band crossing points near the Fermi energy, which result in finite Chern numbers on Fermi surfaces. Long Fermi arc states in
Li
2
Pd
3
B
$\mathrm{Li} _{2}\mathrm{Pd} _{3}\mathrm{B}$
, originating from the nontrivial band topology were found. Importantly, it has been shown experimentally that
Li
2
Pd
3
B
$\mathrm{Li} _{2}\mathrm{Pd} _{3}\mathrm{B}$
and
Li
2
Pt
3
B
$\mathrm{Li} _{2}\mathrm{Pt} _{3}\mathrm{B}$
are fully gapped and gapless superconductors, respectively. By analyzing the possible pairing symmetries, we suggest that
Li
2
Pd
3
B
$\mathrm{Li} _{2}\mathrm{Pd} _{3}\mathrm{B}$
is a conventional s-wave superconductor or DIII class topological superconductor with Majorana surface states.
Li
2
Pt
3
B
$\mathrm{Li} _{2}\mathrm{Pt} _{3}\mathrm{B}$
, being gapless, is likely to be a nodal topological superconductor with dispersionless surface Majorana modes. We further identified that several noncentrosymmetric superconductors, such as
Mo
3
Al
2
C
$\mathrm{Mo} _{3}\mathrm{Al} _{2}\mathrm{C}$
, PdBiSe,
Y
2
C
3
$\mathrm{Y}_{2}\mathrm{C}_{3}$
and
La
2
C
3
$\mathrm{La} _{2}\mathrm{C}_{3}$
, are multifold fermion superconductors. This work calls for a revisit for the study of noncentrosymmtric superconductors which provide platforms for investigating the interplay between superconductivity and topologically nontrivial Fermi surfaces. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1455652023-02-15T20:28:40Z Topological superconductivity in multifold fermion metals Gao, Zhe S. Gao, Xue-Jian He, Wen-Yu Xu, Xiao Y. Ng, T. K. Law, K. T. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Abstract Recently, multifold fermions characterized by band crossings with multifold degeneracy and Fermi surfaces with higher Chern numbers have been discovered experimentally in AlPt (Schroter et al. in Nat Phys 15:759–765, 2019) and XSi(X = Rh,Co) (Sanchez et al. in Nature 567:500–505, 2019; Rao et al. in Nature 567:496–499, 2019; Takane et al. in Phys Rev Lett 122:076402, 2019). In this work, we largely expand the family of multifold fermion materials by pointing out that several well-studied noncentrosymmetric superconductors are indeed multifold fermion metals. Importantly, their normal state topological properties, which have been ignored in previous studies, play an important role in the superconducting properties. Taking Li 2 Pd 3 B $\mathrm{Li} _{2}\mathrm{Pd} _{3}\mathrm{B}$ and Li 2 Pt 3 B $\mathrm{Li} _{2}\mathrm{Pt} _{3}\mathrm{B}$ as examples, we found a large number of unconventional degenerate points, such as double spin-1, spin-3/2, Weyl and double Weyl topological band crossing points near the Fermi energy, which result in finite Chern numbers on Fermi surfaces. Long Fermi arc states in Li 2 Pd 3 B $\mathrm{Li} _{2}\mathrm{Pd} _{3}\mathrm{B}$ , originating from the nontrivial band topology were found. Importantly, it has been shown experimentally that Li 2 Pd 3 B $\mathrm{Li} _{2}\mathrm{Pd} _{3}\mathrm{B}$ and Li 2 Pt 3 B $\mathrm{Li} _{2}\mathrm{Pt} _{3}\mathrm{B}$ are fully gapped and gapless superconductors, respectively. By analyzing the possible pairing symmetries, we suggest that Li 2 Pd 3 B $\mathrm{Li} _{2}\mathrm{Pd} _{3}\mathrm{B}$ is a conventional s-wave superconductor or DIII class topological superconductor with Majorana surface states. Li 2 Pt 3 B $\mathrm{Li} _{2}\mathrm{Pt} _{3}\mathrm{B}$ , being gapless, is likely to be a nodal topological superconductor with dispersionless surface Majorana modes. We further identified that several noncentrosymmetric superconductors, such as Mo 3 Al 2 C $\mathrm{Mo} _{3}\mathrm{Al} _{2}\mathrm{C}$ , PdBiSe, Y 2 C 3 $\mathrm{Y}_{2}\mathrm{C}_{3}$ and La 2 C 3 $\mathrm{La} _{2}\mathrm{C}_{3}$ , are multifold fermion superconductors. This work calls for a revisit for the study of noncentrosymmtric superconductors which provide platforms for investigating the interplay between superconductivity and topologically nontrivial Fermi surfaces. 2022-09-26T13:42:50Z 2022-09-26T13:42:50Z 2022-09-23 2022-09-26T12:31:52Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/145565 Quantum Frontiers. 2022 Sep 23;1(1):3 PUBLISHER_CC en https://doi.org/10.1007/s44214-022-00001-1 Creative Commons Attribution https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The Author(s) application/pdf Springer Nature Singapore Springer Nature Singapore |
| spellingShingle | Gao, Zhe S. Gao, Xue-Jian He, Wen-Yu Xu, Xiao Y. Ng, T. K. Law, K. T. Topological superconductivity in multifold fermion metals |
| title | Topological superconductivity in multifold fermion metals |
| title_full | Topological superconductivity in multifold fermion metals |
| title_fullStr | Topological superconductivity in multifold fermion metals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Topological superconductivity in multifold fermion metals |
| title_short | Topological superconductivity in multifold fermion metals |
| title_sort | topological superconductivity in multifold fermion metals |
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