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Unconventional superconducting pairing in a B20 multifold Weyl fermion semimetal

Sougata Mardanya1,*, Mehdi Kargarian2,†, Rahul Verma3, Tay-Rong Chang4,5,6, Sugata Chowdhury1, Hsin Lin7, Arun Bansil8,9, Amit Agarwal10, and Bahadur Singh3,‡

  • *Contact author: sougata.mardanya@howard.edu
  • †Contact author: kargarian@sharif.edu
  • ‡Contact author: bahadur.singh@tifr.res.in

Phys. Rev. Materials 8, L091801 – Published 27 September, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.L091801

Abstract

Topological superconductors present an ideal platform for exploring nontrivial superconductivity and realizing the Majorana boundary modes. However, finding a single-phase topological material with nontrivial superconducting states has been a challenge. Here, we predict nontrivial superconductivity in the pristine chiral metal RhGe with a transition temperature of 5.8 K. Chiral symmetries in RhGe enforce multifold Weyl fermions at high-symmetry momentum points and spin-polarized Fermi arc states that span the entire surface Brillouin zone. These bulk and surface chiral states support multiple type-II van Hove singularities that enhance superconductivity in RhGe. Our analysis of superconducting pairing symmetries involving Chiral Fermi pockets in RhGe indicates the presence of nontrivial superconducting pairing. Our study establishes RhGe as a promising candidate material for hosting mixed-parity pairing and topological superconductivity.

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