Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless Transition in the Type-I Weyl Semimetal PtBi2

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Contributors

  • Arthur Veyrat - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Valentin Labracherie - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Dima L. Bashlakov - , NASU - B. Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering (Author)
  • Federico Caglieris - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), University of Genoa (Author)
  • Jorge I. Facio - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica (Author)
  • Grigory Shipunov - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Titouan Charvin - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Rohith Acharya - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Yurii Naidyuk - , NASU - B. Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering (Author)
  • Romain Giraud - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Université Grenoble Alpes (Author)
  • Jeroen van den Brink - , Chair of Solid State Theory, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Bernd Büchner - , Clusters of Excellence ctd.qmat: Complexity, Topology and Dynamics in Quantum Matter, Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Christian Hess - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology, University of Wuppertal (Author)
  • Saicharan Aswartham - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Joseph Dufouleur - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)

Abstract

Symmetry breaking in topological matter has become in recent years a key concept in condensed matter physics to unveil novel electronic states. In this work, we predict that broken inversion symmetry and strong spin-orbit coupling in trigonal PtBi2 lead to a type-I Weyl semimetal band structure. Transport measurements show an unusually robust low dimensional superconductivity in thin exfoliated flakes up to 126 nm in thickness (with Tc ∼ 275-400 mK), which constitutes the first report and study of unambiguous superconductivity in a type-I Weyl semimetal. Remarkably, a Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition with TBKT ∼ 310 mK is revealed in up to 60 nm thick flakes, which is nearly an order of magnitude thicker than the rare examples of two-dimensional superconductors exhibiting such a transition. This makes PtBi2 an ideal platform to study low dimensional and unconventional superconductivity in topological semimetals.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1229-1235
Number of pages7
JournalNano letters
Volume23
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 22 Feb 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 36720048

Keywords

Keywords

  • 2D superconductivity, BKT transition, charge transport, quantum materials, Weyl semimetals