Electronic and topological properties of the van der Waals layered superconductor PtTe

McGuire, Michael A.; Pai, Yun-Yi; Brahlek, Matthew; Okamoto, Satoshi; Moore II, Rob

doi:10.1103/physrevb.105.184514

Title: Electronic and topological properties of the van der Waals layered superconductor PtTe

Journal Article · 25 May 2022 · Physical Review. B

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.105.184514 · OSTI ID:1873818

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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

We report the crystal growth and structural and electronic properties of superconducting, van der Waals layered PtTe. Easily cleavable crystals with a platelike morphology consistent with the layered structure were grown from a platinum-rich flux. A consistent determination of T_c = 0.57 K is made from the onset of diamagnetism, the zero of resistivity, and the midpoint of the heat-capacity jump. The observed behavior is consistent with type-II superconductivity, with upper critical field at T = 0 estimated using the Werthamer-Helfand-Hohenberg theory to be 143 and 65 Oe for fields out of and in the plane, respectively. The heat-capacity discontinuity is close to the weak-coupling BCS value. Density-functional theory calculations and analysis of the electronic structure finds that PtTe is a topological semimetal with numerous surface states but suggests that the superconducting state itself may be topologically trivial. Additionally, angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy reveals a normal-state Fermi surface in remarkable agreement with theory and confirms the overall topological nature of the material by experimental identification of the surface bands. Together, these findings identify PtTe as an interesting example of a cleavable, topological, and superconducting material.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1873818

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Journal Name: Physical Review. B Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 105; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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