Topological Phases in Nodeless Tetragonal Superconductors

ORAL

Abstract

We compute the topological phase diagram of 2D tetragonal superconductors for the only possible nodeless pairing channels compatible with that crystal symmetry. Subject to a Zeeman field and spin-orbit coupling, we demonstrate that these superconductors show surprising topological features: non-trivial high Chern numbers, massive edge states, and zero-energy modes out of high symmetry points, even though the edge states remain topologically protected. Interestingly, one of these pairing symmetries, d+id, has been proposed to describe materials such as water-intercalated sodium cobaltates, bilayer silicene or highly doped monolayer graphene.

Presenters

  • Santiago Varona

    Departamento de Física Teórica, Complutense University, Complutense University

Authors

  • Santiago Varona

    Departamento de Física Teórica, Complutense University, Complutense University

  • Laura Ortiz

    Departamento de Física Teórica, Complutense University, Complutense University

  • Oscar Viyuela

    Department of Physics, Harvard University, Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Miguel Angel Martin-Delgado

    Departamento de Física Teórica, Complutense University, Complutense University