Possible transport evidence for three-dimensional topological superconductivity in doped β-PdBi₂.

ABSTRACT: Interest in topological states of matter burgeoned over a decade ago with the theoretical prediction and experimental detection of topological insulators, especially in bulk three-dimensional insulators that can be tuned out of it by doping. Their superconducting counterpart, the fully-gapped three-dimensional time-reversal-invariant topological superconductors, have evaded discovery in bulk intrinsic superconductors so far. The recently discovered topological metal β-PdBi₂ is a unique candidate for tunable bulk topological superconductivity because of its intrinsic superconductivity and spin-orbit-coupling. In this work, we provide experimental transport signatures consistent with fully-gapped 3D time-reversal-invariant topological superconductivity in K-doped β-PdBi₂

SUBMITTER: Kolapo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6715648 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature