Inducing chiral superconductivity on honeycomb lattice systems

Superconductivity in graphene-based systems has recently attracted much attention, as either intrinsic behavior or induced by proximity to a superconductor may lead to interesting topological phases and symmetries of the pairing function. A prominent system considers the pairing to have chiral symme...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Condensed matter 2022-05, Vol.34 (20), p.205403
Main Authors: Alsharari, Abdulrhman M, Ulloa, Sergio E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BdG Hamiltonian
chiral superconductivity
graphene
topological
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Summary:Superconductivity in graphene-based systems has recently attracted much attention, as either intrinsic behavior or induced by proximity to a superconductor may lead to interesting topological phases and symmetries of the pairing function. A prominent system considers the pairing to have chiral symmetry. The question arises as to the effect of possible spin-orbit coupling on the resulting superconducting quasiparticle (QP) spectrum. Utilizing a Bogolyubov-de Gennes (BdG) Hamiltonian, we explore the interplay of different interaction terms in the system, and their role in generating complex Berry curvatures in the QP spectrum, as well as non-trivial topological behavior. We demonstrate that the topology of the BdG Hamiltonian in these systems may result in the appearance of edge states along the zigzag edges of nanoribbons in the appropriate regime. For suitable chemical potential and superconducting pairing strength, we find the appearance of robust midgap states at zigzag edges, well protected by large excitation gaps and momentum transfer.
ISSN:0953-8984
1361-648X
DOI:10.1088/1361-648X/ac5a03