Unconventional superconducting pairing in a B20 multifold Weyl fermion semimetal
Topological superconductors present an ideal platform for exploring nontrivial superconductivity and realizing the Majorana boundary modes. However, finding a single-phase topological material with nontrivial superconducting states has been a challenge. Here, we predict nontrivial superconductivity in the pristine chiral metal RhGe with a transition temperature of 5.8 K. Chiral symmetries in RhGe enforce multifold Weyl fermions at high-symmetry momentum points and spin-polarized Fermi arc states that span the entire surface Brillouin zone. These bulk and surface chiral states support multiple type-II van Hove singularities that enhance superconductivity in RhGe. Our analysis of superconducting pairing symmetries involving Chiral Fermi pockets in RhGe indicates the presence of nontrivial superconducting pairing. Our study establishes RhGe as a promising candidate material for hosting mixed-parity pairing and topological superconductivity.
Authors
- Bahadur Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2013-1126)
- Hsin Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4688-2315)
- Mehdi Kargarian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4242-8219)
- Tay‐Rong Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1222-2527)
- Arun Bansil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3864-3461)
- Sougata Mardanya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5821-9908)
- Sugata Chowdhury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5480-6075)
- Rahul Verma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7902-6866)
Institutions
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (IN)
- Sharif University of Technology (IR)
- Howard University (US)
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- Academia Sinica (TW)
- Universidad del Noreste (MX)
- National Cheng Kung University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Review Materials
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevmaterials.8.l091801
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.70
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India
- Iran National Science Foundation
- Office of Science
- Basic Energy Sciences