Singlet-Quintet Mixing in Superconductors with j=3/2 Fermions

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Abstract

Recently, a new pairing state with the mixing between s-wave singlet channel and isotropic d-wave quintet channel induced by centrosymmetric spin-orbit coupling has been theoretically proposed in the superconducting materials with j = 3/2 electrons. It is the first realistic proposal of the mixing between different spin channels that preserves the inversion symmetry in solid state systems. As physical consequences, the singlet-quintet pairing mixing can give rise to topological nodal-line superconductivity and surface Majorana flat bands. In this talk, the singlet-quintet-mixed state will be reviewed. Moreover, its experimental signatures, inlcuding spin susceptibility, upper critical field, disorder effect and surface local density of states, will be discussed.

*We acknowledge the support from the Office of Naval Research (Grant No. N00014-15-1-2675 and renewal No. N00014-18-1-2793) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences (BES) under award No. DE-SC0019064.

Presenters

  • Jiabin Yu

    • Pennsylvania State University
    • Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University

Authors

  • Jiabin Yu

    • Pennsylvania State University
    • Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University
  • Chao-Xing Liu

    • Pennsylvania State University
    • Physics, The Pennsylvania State University
    • Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University
    • Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University