Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless Transition in the Type-I Weyl Semimetal PtBi2
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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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1229-1235 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Nano letters |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Feb 2023 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
| PubMed | 36720048 |
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Keywords
- 2D superconductivity, BKT transition, charge transport, quantum materials, Weyl semimetals