Current- and field-induced topology in twisted nodal superconductors

Autor: Volkov, Pavel A., Wilson, Justin H., Lucht, Kevin, Pixley, J. H.
Rok vydání: 2022
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.186001
Popis: 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 $\theta_\mathrm{MA}$. 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 $\theta\sim \theta_\mathrm{MA}$ are optimal for observing the predicted effects.
Databáze: arXiv