Proximity-induced unconventional superconductivity in topological insulators

ORAL

Abstract

We study proximity-induced superconducting pairing in a three-dimensional topological insulator - superconductor hybrid structure for superconductors with different pairing symmetries. The Dirac surface state in the topological insulator gives rise to a coupling between spin-singlet and spin-triplet pairing amplitudes as well as pairing that is odd in frequency for $p$-wave superconductors. We also find that all superconductors induce pairing that is odd in both frequency and orbital (band) index, with a complete reciprocity between pairing in orbital index and frequency. We show that the different induced pairing amplitudes significantly modify the density of states in the TI surface layer.

*We acknowledge support from the Swedish Research Council (VR), the European Research Council (ERC), US DoE Basic Energy Sciences, and Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (contract DE-AC52-06NA25396)

Authors

  • Annica Black-Schaffer

    • Uppsala University
  • Alexander Balatsky

    • Nordita and Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Nordita, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University, Roslagstullsbacken 23, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden