Topological superconductor in quasi-one-dimensional Tl 2 - x Mo 6 Se 6
Abstract
Here we propose that the quasi-one-dimensional molybdenum selenide compound Tl2-xMo6Se6 is a time-reversal-invariant topological superconductor induced by intersublattice pairing, even in the absence of spin-orbit coupling (SOC). No noticeable change in superconductivity is observed in Tl-deficient (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.1) compounds. At weak SOC, the superconductor prefers the triplet d vector lying perpendicular to the chain direction and two-dimensional E2u symmetry, which is driven to a nematic order by spontaneous rotation symmetry breaking. The locking energy of the d vector is estimated to be weak and hence the proof of its direction would rely on tunneling or phase-sensitive measurements.
- Authors:
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- National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung (Taiwan)
- National University of Singapore (Singapore)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
- University of Tokyo (Japan)
- National University of Singapore (Singapore); Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang Taipei (Taiwan)
- Northeastern University, Boston, MA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (United States); Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST); Singapore National Research Foundation
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1540755
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1417074
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-07ER46352; SC0012575; AC02-05CH11231; 105- 2112-M-110-014-MY3; NRF-NRFF2013-03
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review. B
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 97; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; first-principles calculations; nematic order; phase diagrams; spin-orbit coupling; spin-triplet pairing; superconductivity
Citation Formats
Huang, Shin-Ming, Hsu, Chuang-Han, Xu, Su-Yang, Lee, Chi-Cheng, Shiau, Shiue-Yuan, Lin, Hsin, and Bansil, Arun. Topological superconductor in quasi-one-dimensional Tl2-xMo6Se6. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1103/physrevb.97.014510.
Huang, Shin-Ming, Hsu, Chuang-Han, Xu, Su-Yang, Lee, Chi-Cheng, Shiau, Shiue-Yuan, Lin, Hsin, & Bansil, Arun. Topological superconductor in quasi-one-dimensional Tl2-xMo6Se6. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.97.014510
Huang, Shin-Ming, Hsu, Chuang-Han, Xu, Su-Yang, Lee, Chi-Cheng, Shiau, Shiue-Yuan, Lin, Hsin, and Bansil, Arun. Tue .
"Topological superconductor in quasi-one-dimensional Tl2-xMo6Se6". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.97.014510. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1540755.
@article{osti_1540755,
title = {Topological superconductor in quasi-one-dimensional Tl2-xMo6Se6},
author = {Huang, Shin-Ming and Hsu, Chuang-Han and Xu, Su-Yang and Lee, Chi-Cheng and Shiau, Shiue-Yuan and Lin, Hsin and Bansil, Arun},
abstractNote = {Here we propose that the quasi-one-dimensional molybdenum selenide compound Tl2-xMo6Se6 is a time-reversal-invariant topological superconductor induced by intersublattice pairing, even in the absence of spin-orbit coupling (SOC). No noticeable change in superconductivity is observed in Tl-deficient (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.1) compounds. At weak SOC, the superconductor prefers the triplet d vector lying perpendicular to the chain direction and two-dimensional E2u symmetry, which is driven to a nematic order by spontaneous rotation symmetry breaking. The locking energy of the d vector is estimated to be weak and hence the proof of its direction would rely on tunneling or phase-sensitive measurements.},
doi = {10.1103/physrevb.97.014510},
journal = {Physical Review. B},
number = 1,
volume = 97,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Tue Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}
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