Nematic superconductivity in Cu1.5(PbSe)5(Bi2Se3)6
Lionel Andersen, Zhiwei Wang, Thomas Lorenz, Yoichi Ando
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.98.220512 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
After the discovery of nematic topological superconductivity in CuxBi2Se3, carrier-doped topological insulators are established as a fertile ground for topological superconductors. The superconductor Cu1.5(PbSe)5(Bi2Se3)6 (CPSBS) contains Bi2Se3 blocks as a constitutional unit, but its superconducting gap appears to have nodes [S. Sasaki et al., Phys. Rev. B 90, 220504 (2014)], which is in contrast to the fully opened gap in CuxBi2Se3 and the relation between the two superconductors remained an open question. Here, we report our observation of clear twofold symmetry in the in-plane magnetic field direction dependencies of the upper critical field and of the specific heat of CPSBS, where the direction of the maxima, which is different from that in CuxBi2Se3, indicates that the gap nodes are located in the mirror plane of the crystal lattice. This means that the topological nematic state with mirror-symmetry-protected nodes is realized in CPSBS.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cu1.5(PbSe)5(Bi2Se3)6 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 2.8 | Pressure not reported | unknown |
| CuxBi2Se3 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 3 | Pressure not reported | unknown |
| Cu1.47(PbSe)5(Bi2Se3)6 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | — | Pressure not reported | unknown |
| Cu1.47(PbSe)5(Bi2Se3)6 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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