Distinguishing nodal and nonunitary superconductivity in quasiparticle interference of an Ising superconductor with Rashba spin-orbit coupling: The example of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:msub><mml:mi>NbSe</mml:mi><mm
The ${\mathrm{NbSe}}_{2}$ monolayer with Rashba spin-orbit coupling represents a paradigmatic example of an Ising superconductor on a substrate. Using a single-band model and symmetry analysis, we present general superconducting pairing functions beyond the nearest-neighbor approximation, uncovering new types of gap functions, including the nodal singlet gap function and the triplet nonunitary pairing function that breaks time-reversal symmetry. The nonunitarity builts in the asymmetrical band dispersion in the superconducting quasiparticle energy spectra. Performing exact $T$-matrix calculations of quasiparticle interference due to a single scalar impurity scattering, we found that the interference patterns possess characteristic features distinguishing the type of pairing and possible nematic and chiral symmetry violations.
Authors
- Jozef Haniš (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3044-3932)
- Marko Milivojević (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9583-3640)
- Martin Gmitra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1118-3028)
Institutions
- University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik (SK)
- Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- University of Belgrade (RS)
- Institute of Experimental Physics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Institute of Informatics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2024-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.110.104502
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.68
Funders
- Slovenská Akadémia Vied
- Ministerstvo školstva, vedy, výskumu a športu Slovenskej republiky