Topological RPdBi half-Heusler semimetals: A new family of noncentrosymmetric magnetic superconductors
- Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States). Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials; DOE/OSTI
- Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States). Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
We report superconductivity and magnetism in a new family of topological semimetals, the ternary half-Heusler compoundRPdBi (R: rare earth). In this series, tuning of the rare earthf-electron component allows for simultaneous control of both lattice density via lanthanide contraction and the strength of magnetic interaction via de Gennes scaling, allowing for a unique tuning of the normal-state band inversion strength, superconducting pairing, and magnetically ordered ground states. Antiferromagnetism with ordering vector (½,½,½) occurs below a Néel temperature that scales with de Gennes factor dG, whereas a superconducting transition is simultaneously supressed with increasingdG. With superconductivity appearing in a system with noncentrosymmetric crystallographic symmetry, the possibility of spin-triplet Cooper pairing with nontrivial topology analogous to that predicted for the normal-state electronic structure provides a unique and rich opportunity to realize both predicted and new exotic excitations in topological materials.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0010605
- OSTI ID:
- 1625945
- Journal Information:
- Science Advances, Journal Name: Science Advances Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 1; ISSN 2375-2548
- Publisher:
- AAASCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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