Multiband Superconductivity in $2H$-NbSe$_{2}$ Probed by Cryomagnetic STM Spectroscopy

ORAL

Abstract

Using a novel magnetic field geometry, we study multiband pairing in single crystals of superconducting $2H$-NbSe$_{2}$ under finite superfluid momentum. Spectroscopy and conductance imaging were performed with a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) at 300 mK and in a field of up to 9 T, applied in the $ab$-plane. We observed multiple spectral features that evolve systematically with field, and a two-sloped zero-bias conductance that dips anomalously at 0.7 T. Our analysis yields distinct evidence for multiple gaps coming from the various Fermi-surface sheets, and has possible implications on the origin of the coexisting charge density wave order.

*Work supported by NSERC, CFI/OIT, CIFAR, U.S. DOE and Brookhaven Science Associates (No. DE-Ac02-98CH10886).

Authors

  • Igor Fridman

    • University of Toronto and Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
  • J.Y.T. Wei

    • University of Toronto and Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
  • C. Kloc

    • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  • V. Lukic

    • Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
  • Rongwei Hu

    • Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • C. Petrovic

    • Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory