Theoretical prediction of a time-reversal broken chiral superconducting phase driven by electronic correlations in a single TiSe2 layer

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  • R. Ganesh - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • G. Baskaran - , Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (Author)
  • Jeroen Van Den Brink - , Chair of Solid State Theory, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Dmitry V. Efremov - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)

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 languageEnglish
Article number177001
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume113
Issue number17
Publication statusPublished - 20 Oct 2014
Peer-reviewedYes

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