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Current- and Field-Induced Topology in Twisted Nodal Superconductors

Pavel A. Volkov, Justin H. Wilson, Kevin P. Lucht, and J. H. Pixley
Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 186001 – Published 4 May 2023
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Abstract

We show that interlayer current induces topological superconductivity in twisted bilayers of nodal superconductors. A bulk gap opens and achieves its maximum near a “magic” twist angle θMA. Chiral edge modes lead to a quantized thermal Hall effect at low temperatures. Furthermore, we show that an in-plane magnetic field creates a periodic lattice of topological domains with edge modes forming low-energy bands. We predict their signatures in scanning tunneling microscopy. Estimates for candidate materials indicate that twist angles θθMA are optimal for observing the predicted effects.

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  • Received 5 April 2021
  • Revised 6 December 2022
  • Accepted 13 March 2023

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.186001

© 2023 American Physical Society

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Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Pavel A. Volkov1,2,3,*, Justin H. Wilson4,1, Kevin P. Lucht1, and J. H. Pixley1,5,6

  • 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Center for Materials Theory, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
  • 2Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
  • 3Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
  • 4Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Center for Computation and Technology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
  • 5Center for Computational Quantum Physics, Flatiron Institute, 162 5th Avenue, New York, New York 10010, USA
  • 6Physics Department, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA

  • *Corresponding author. pv184@physics.rutgers.edu

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Magic angles and correlations in twisted nodal superconductors

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Phys. Rev. B 107, 174506 (2023)

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Vol. 130, Iss. 18 — 5 May 2023

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