Theoretical prediction of a time-reversal broken chiral superconducting phase driven by electronic correlations in a single TiSe2 layer
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Abstract
Bulk TiSe2 is an intrinsically layered transition metal dichalcogenide hosting both superconducting and charge-density-wave ordering. Motivated by the recent progress in preparing two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides, we study these frustrated orderings in a single trilayer of TiSe2. Using a renormalization group approach, we find that electronic correlations can give rise to charge-density-wave order and two kinds of superconductivity. One possible superconducting state corresponds to unconventional s+- pairing. The other is particularly exciting as it is chiral, breaking time-reversal symmetry. Its stability depends on the precise strength and screening of the electron-electron interactions in two-dimensional TiSe2.
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Original language | English |
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Article number | 177001 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 113 |
Issue number | 17 |
Publication status | Published - 20 Oct 2014 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |