Topological superconductivity in Janus monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides

The Janus monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) MXY ( M = Mo, W, etc . and X , Y = S, Se, etc .) have been successfully synthesized in recent years. The Rashba spin splitting in these compounds arises due to the breaking of out-of-plane mirror symmetry. Here we study the pairing symmetry...

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Published in:Chinese physics B 2022-11, Vol.31 (11), p.110304-250
Main Authors: Li, Xian-Dong, Yu, Zuo-Dong, Chen, Wei-Peng, Gong, Chang-De
Format: Article
Language:English
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Janus
superconductivity
topological
transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs)
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Summary:The Janus monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) MXY ( M = Mo, W, etc . and X , Y = S, Se, etc .) have been successfully synthesized in recent years. The Rashba spin splitting in these compounds arises due to the breaking of out-of-plane mirror symmetry. Here we study the pairing symmetry of superconducting Janus monolayer TMDs within the weak-coupling framework near critical temperature T c , of which the Fermi surface (FS) sheets centered around both Γ and K ( K ′) points. We find that the strong Rashba splitting produces two kinds of topological superconducting states which differ from that in its parent compounds. More specifically, at relatively high chemical potentials, we obtain a time-reversal invariant s + f + p -wave mixed superconducting state, which is fully gapped and topologically nontrivial, i.e. , a ℤ 2 topological state. On the other hand, a time-reversal symmetry breaking d + p + f -wave superconducting state appears at lower chemical potentials. This state possess a large Chern number | C | = 6 at appropriate pairing strength, demonstrating its nontrivial band topology. Our results suggest the Janus monolayer TMDs to be a promising candidate for the intrinsic helical and chiral topological superconductors.
ISSN:1674-1056
2058-3834
DOI:10.1088/1674-1056/ac8739