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Unconventional Superconductivity in the Chiral Topological Semimetal Ag2Pd3S

Superconductivity 2026-06-29 v1

Abstract

Chiral crystals provide a unique setting where broken inversion symmetry, strong spin-orbit coupling, and electronic topology intertwine, yet superconductivity in intrinsically chiral materials remains rare. Here, we report unconventional superconductivity in the chiral topological semimetal Ag2_2Pd3_3S, an enantiomorphic analog of natural mineral coldwellite, crystallizing in the right-handed space group P4132P4_132. Bulk superconductivity with a transition temperature TC=1.1(2)T_C = 1.1(2) K is confirmed by electrical resistivity, magnetization, and specific-heat measurements. Muon spin rotation and relaxation (μ\muSR) experiments reveal a fully gapped superconducting state that spontaneously time-reversal symmetry (TRS) breaking establishing Ag2_2Pd3_3S as the first chiral topological semimetal superconductor exhibiting intrinsic TRS breaking. First-principles calculations uncover multiple multifold band crossings near the Fermi level, hosting Kramers-Weyl, double spin-1, and spin-3/2 quasiparticles with large topological charges. These unconventional fermions generate symmetry-protected topological surface states and underscore the nontrivial topology of the normal state. Symmetry analysis based on the Ginzburg-Landau theory suggests a loop-supercurrent-ordered superconducting state, yielding a full gap alongside spontaneous TRS breaking. The coexistence of TRS-breaking superconductivity and chiral multifold fermions identifies Ag2_2Pd3_3S as a platform for realizing intrinsic superconducting diode effects and chirality-induced spin selectivity, offering a transformative pathway toward dissipationless topological quantum technologies.

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@article{arxiv.2606.29767,
  title  = {Unconventional Superconductivity in the Chiral Topological Semimetal Ag2Pd3S},
  author = {Roshan Kumar Kushwaha and Dibyendu Samanta and Sudarshan Sharma and Mathew Pula and Shashank Srivastava and Poulami Manna and Arushi and Sajilesh K. P. and Suhani Sharma and Priya Mishra and Prabin Kumar Naik and James Beare and Yipeng Cai and Kenji M. Kojima and Amit Kanigel and Graeme M. Luke and Sudeep Kumar Ghosh and Ravi Prakash Singh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.29767},
  year   = {2026}
}

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11 pages, 4 figures,