Anisotropic superconductivity in the quasi-one-dimensional superconductor V2Ga5

The intermetallic quasi-one-dimensional binary superconductor V₂Ga₅ was recently found to exhibit a topologically nontrivial normal state, making it a natural candidate for a topological superconductor. By combining dc-magnetization, nuclear magnetic resonance, and muon-spin rotation ([Formula: see text]SR) measurements on high-quality V₂Ga₅ single crystals, we investigate the electronic properties of its normal- and superconducting ground states. NMR measurements in the normal state indicate a strong anisotropy in both the line shifts and the relaxation rates. Such anisotropy persists also in the superconducting state, as shown by the magnetization- and [Formula: see text]SR-spectroscopy results. In the latter case, data collected at different temperatures, pressures, and directions of the magnetic field evidence a fully-gapped, strongly anisotropic superconductivity. At the same time, hydrostatic pressure is shown to only lower the [Formula: see text] value, but not to change the superfluid density nor its temperature dependence. Lastly, we discuss the search for topological signatures in the normal state of V₂Ga₅, as well as a peak splitting in the FFT of the [Formula: see text]SR spectrum, possibly related to an unconventional vortex lattice. Our results suggest that V₂Ga₅ is a novel system, whose anisotropy plays a key role in determining its unusual electronic properties.