Experimental signature of topological superconductivity and Majorana zero modes on β-Bi2Pd thin films

YF Lv, WL Wang, YM Zhang, H Ding, W Li, L Wang… - Science bulletin, 2017 - Elsevier
The search for Majorana fermions in topological superconductors is one of paramount
research targets in physics today. Using a cryogenic scanning tunneling microscopy, we …

Observation of half-quantum flux in the unconventional superconductor β-Bi2Pd

Y Li, X Xu, MH Lee, MW Chu, CL Chien - Science, 2019 - science.org
Magnetic flux quantization is one of the defining properties of a superconductor. We report
the observation of half-integer magnetic flux quantization in mesoscopic rings of …

Strong-coupling superconductivity in the kagome metal revealed by soft point-contact spectroscopy

M He, H Zi, H Zhan, Y Zhao, C Ren, X Hou, L Shan… - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
The nature of the superconducting state in kagome metals AV 3 Sb 5 is a key issue in need
of experimental clarification. Here, we report on a study of the superconducting order …

Anomalous transverse resistance in the topological superconductor β-Bi2Pd

X Xu, Y Li, CL Chien - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
A supercurrent flowing in a superconductor meets no resistance. Yet an electric field may
still be established within the superconductor in the presence of dissipative processes, such …

Pressure-induced irreversible evolution of superconductivity in

Y Zhou, X Chen, C An, Y Zhou, L Ling, J Yang, C Chen… - Physical Review B, 2019 - APS
Both α-PdB i 2 and β-PdB i 2 are superconductors with topological nontrivial signs. Here we
report that the α-PdB i 2 superconductor is converted by pressure into the β-phase …

Electron-phonon coupling and pairing mechanism in centrosymmetric superconductor

JJ Zheng, ER Margine - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
We report first-principles calculations of the superconducting properties of β-Bi 2 Pd within
the fully anisotropic Migdal-Eliashberg formalism. We find a single anisotropic …

Probing the superconducting gap symmetry of : A penetration depth study

S Mitra, K Okawa, S Kunniniyil Sudheesh, T Sasagawa… - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
We report measurements of the in-plane London penetration depth λ in single crystals of the
α-PdBi 2 superconductor—the α-phase counterpart of the putative topological …

Dirac state in a centrosymmetric superconductor

K Dimitri, MM Hosen, G Dhakal, H Choi, F Kabir… - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
Topological superconductor (TSC) hosting Majorana fermions has been established as a
milestone that may shift our scientific trajectory from research to applications in topological …

Topological phase transition under pressure in the topological nodal-line superconductor

CQ Xu, R Sankar, W Zhou, B Li, ZD Han, B Qian… - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
A first-order-like resistivity hysteresis is induced by a subtle structural transition under
hydrostatic pressure in the topological nodal-line superconductor PbTaSe 2. This structure …

Possible transport evidence for three-dimensional topological superconductivity in doped β-PdBi2

A Kolapo, T Li, P Hosur, JH Miller Jr - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Interest in topological states of matter burgeoned over a decade ago with the theoretical
prediction and experimental detection of topological insulators, especially in bulk three …