Supercurrent-induced anomalous thermal Hall effect as a new probe to superconducting gap anisotropy
Xiaodong Hu, Jung Hoon Han, Ying Ran
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.108.L041106 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
Two-dimensional superconductors have been realized in various atomically thin films such as the twisted bilayer graphene, some of which are anticipated to involve an unconventional pairing mechanism. Due to their low dimensionality, experimental probes of the exact nature of superconductivity in these systems have been limited. We propose, by applying a vertical supercurrent to a bilayer superconductor where the mirror symmetry is naturally broken by the twisting, there will be an anomalous thermal Hall effect induced by the supercurrent that can serve as a sharp probe for the in-plane anisotropy of the superconducting gap function. This effect occurs in the absence of an external magnetic field and spontaneous breaking of the time-reversal symmetry in the ground state. We derive explicit formulas for the induced thermal Hall conductivity and show them to be significant in the examples of twisted cuprates and twisted FeSe where monolayer superconductivity has already been observed. Though technical challenges still exist, we propose this to be a generic probe of the gap anisotropy in a twisted bilayer superconductor.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| FeSe Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | — | Pressure not reported | unknown |
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