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Topological multiband s-wave superconductivity in coupled multifold fermions

Superconductivity 2022-01-11 v5

Abstract

We study three-dimensional time-reversal-invariant topological superconductivity in noncentrosymmetric materials such as RhSi, CoSi, and AlPt which host coupled multifold nodes energetically split by the spin-orbit coupling at the same time-reversal-invariant momentum (TRIM). The topological superconductivity arises from the s+ss_{+} \oplus s_{-} gap function, which is k\boldsymbol{k} independent, but with opposite signs for the two nodes split at the same TRIM. We consider various electron-electron interactions in the tight-binding model for RhSi and find that the topological superconducting phase supporting a surface Majorana cone and topological nodal rings is favored in a wide range of interaction parameters.

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@article{arxiv.2103.12630,
  title  = {Topological multiband s-wave superconductivity in coupled multifold fermions},
  author = {Changhee Lee and Chiho Yoon and Taehyeok Kim and Suk Bum Chung and Hongki Min},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.12630},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

6+12 pages, 3+4 figures

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