Mechanism for Nodal Topological Superconductivity on PtBi$_2$ Surface
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| author | Mæland, Kristian Sangiovanni, Giorgio Trauzettel, Björn |
| author_facet | Mæland, Kristian Sangiovanni, Giorgio Trauzettel, Björn |
| contents | Experiments show that the Weyl semimetal PtBi$_2$ hosts unconventional superconductivity in its topological surface states. Hence, the material is a candidate for intrinsic topological superconductivity. Measurements indicate nodal gaps in the center of the Fermi arcs. We derive that anisotropic electron-phonon coupling on Weyl semimetal surfaces, combined with statically screened Coulomb repulsion, is a microscopic mechanism for this nodal pairing. The dominant solution of the linearized gap equation shows nodal gaps when the surface state bandwidth is comparable to the maximum phonon energy, as is the case in PtBi$_2$. We further predict that if the screening of Coulomb interaction on the surface is enhanced by Coulomb engineering, the superconducting gap becomes nodeless, and the critical temperature increases. |
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| spellingShingle | Mechanism for Nodal Topological Superconductivity on PtBi$_2$ Surface Mæland, Kristian Sangiovanni, Giorgio Trauzettel, Björn Superconductivity Materials Science Experiments show that the Weyl semimetal PtBi$_2$ hosts unconventional superconductivity in its topological surface states. Hence, the material is a candidate for intrinsic topological superconductivity. Measurements indicate nodal gaps in the center of the Fermi arcs. We derive that anisotropic electron-phonon coupling on Weyl semimetal surfaces, combined with statically screened Coulomb repulsion, is a microscopic mechanism for this nodal pairing. The dominant solution of the linearized gap equation shows nodal gaps when the surface state bandwidth is comparable to the maximum phonon energy, as is the case in PtBi$_2$. We further predict that if the screening of Coulomb interaction on the surface is enhanced by Coulomb engineering, the superconducting gap becomes nodeless, and the critical temperature increases. |
| title | Mechanism for Nodal Topological Superconductivity on PtBi$_2$ Surface |
| topic | Superconductivity Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09994 |