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Correlated normal state fermiology and topological superconductivity in UTe2

Authors :
Hong Chul Choi
Seung Hun Lee
Bohm-Jung Yang
Source :
Communications Physics, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2024.

Abstract

Abstract UTe2 is a promising candidate for spin-triplet superconductors, in which a paramagnetic normal state becomes superconducting due to spin fluctuations. Here, we theoretically show that electron correlation induces a dramatic change in the normal state fermiology with an emergent correlated Fermi surface (FS) driven by Kondo resonance at low temperatures. This emergent correlated FS can account for various unconventional superconducting properties in a unified way. In particular, the geometry of the correlated FS can naturally host topological superconductivity in the presence of odd-parity pairings, which become the leading instability due to strong ferromagnetic spin fluctuations. Moreover, two pairs of odd-parity channels appear as nearly degenerate solutions which may lead to time-reversal breaking multicomponent superconductivity. The resulting time-reversal-breaking superconducting state is a Weyl superconductor in which Weyl points migrate along the correlated FS as the relative magnitude of nearly degenerate pairing solutions varies.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23993650
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Communications Physics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0f6a22bbbed9441a821b12e2ce4b0daa
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-024-01708-4