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Superconductivity in the nodal-line compound La$_3$Pt$_3$Bi$_4$

Superconductivity 2022-07-11 v1

Abstract

Owing to the specific topological states in nodal-line semimetals, novel topological superconductivity is expected to emerge in these systems. In this letter, by combination of the first-principles calculations and resistivity, susceptibility and specific heat measurements, we demonstrate that La3_3Pt3_3Bi4_4 is a topologically nontrivial nodal-ring semimetal protected by the gliding-mirror symmetry even in the presence of spin-orbit coupling. Meanwhile, we discover bulk superconductivity with a transition temperature of \sim1.1 K, and an upper critical field of \sim0.41 T. These findings demonstrate that La3_3Pt3_3Bi4_4 provides a material platform for studying novel superconductivity in the nodal-ring system.

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@article{arxiv.2204.08658,
  title  = {Superconductivity in the nodal-line compound La$_3$Pt$_3$Bi$_4$},
  author = {Liang Li and Guo-Xiang Zhi and Qinqing Zhu and Chunxiang Wu and Zhihua Yang and Jianhua Du and Jinhu Yang and Bin Chen and Hangdong Wang and Chao Cao and Minghu Fang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2204.08658},
  year   = {2022}
}