Insulator-Metal Transition and Topological Superconductivity in from a First-Principles Calculation

J Ishizuka, S Sumita, A Daido, Y Yanase - Physical Review Letters, 2019 - APS
Physical Review Letters, 2019APS
We theoretically study superconductivity in UTe 2, which is a recently discovered strong
candidate for an odd-parity spin-triplet superconductor. Theoretical studies for this
compound faced difficulty because first-principles calculations predict an insulating
electronic state, incompatible with superconducting instability. To overcome this problem, we
take into account electron correlation effects by a GGA+ U method and show the insulator-
metal transition by Coulomb interaction. Using Fermi surfaces obtained as a function of U …
We theoretically study superconductivity in , which is a recently discovered strong candidate for an odd-parity spin-triplet superconductor. Theoretical studies for this compound faced difficulty because first-principles calculations predict an insulating electronic state, incompatible with superconducting instability. To overcome this problem, we take into account electron correlation effects by a method and show the insulator-metal transition by Coulomb interaction. Using Fermi surfaces obtained as a function of , we clarify topological properties of possible superconducting states. Fermi surface formulas for the three-dimensional winding number and three two-dimensional numbers indicate topological superconductivity at an intermediate for all the odd-parity pairing symmetry in the space group. Symmetry and topology of superconducting gap nodes are analyzed and the gap structure of is predicted. Topologically protected low-energy excitations are highlighted, and experiments by bulk and surface probes are proposed to link Fermi surfaces and pairing symmetry. Based on the results, we also discuss multiple superconducting phases under magnetic fields, which were implied by recent experiments.
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