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Topological d+s wave superconductors in a multi-orbital quadratic band touching system

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2019-08-21 v1 Superconductivity

Abstract

Realization of topological superconductors is one of the most important goals in studies of topological phases in quantum materials. In this work, we theoretically propose a novel way to attain topological superconductors with non-trivial Fermi surfaces of Bogoliubov quasiparticles. Considering the interacting Luttinger model with j ⁣= ⁣3/2j\!=\!3/2 electrons, we investigate the dominant superconducting channels for a multi-orbital quadratic band-touching system with finite chemical potential, which breaks the particle-hole symmetry in the normal state. Notably, while the system generally favors d-wave pairing, the absence of the particle-hole symmetry necessarily induces parasitic s-wave pairing. Based on the Landau theory with SO(3)SO(3) symmetry, we demonstrate that two kinds of topological superconductors are energetically favored; uniaxial nematic phase with parasitic ss wave pairing (d(3z2r2) ⁣+ ⁣sd_{(3z^2-r^2)}\!+\!s) and time-reversal-symmetry broken phase with parasitic ss wave pairing (d(3z2r2,xy) ⁣+ ⁣idx2y2 ⁣+ ⁣sd_{(3z^2-r^2,xy)}\!+\!id_{x^2-y^2}\!+\!s). These superconductors contain either nodal lines or Fermi pockets of gapless Bogoliubov quasiparticles and moreover exhibit topological winding numbers ±2\pm2, leading to non-trivial surface states such as drumhead-like surface states or Fermi arcs. We discuss applications of our theory to relevant families of materials, especially half-heusler compound YPtBi, and suggest possible future experiments.

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@article{arxiv.1811.04046,
  title  = {Topological d+s wave superconductors in a multi-orbital quadratic band touching system},
  author = {GiBaik Sim and Archana Mishra and Moon Jip Park and Yong Baek Kim and Gil Young Cho and SungBin Lee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1811.04046},
  year   = {2019}
}

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14 pages, 8 figures