Time-reversal symmetry breaking superconductivity in three-dimensional Dirac semimetallic silicides
S. K. Ghosh, Pabitra Kumar Biswas⃰, Chunqiang Xu, Bin Li, Jianzhou Zhao, A. D. Hillier, Xiaofeng Xu
Abstract
The authors observe spontaneous magnetic fields in the superconducting state of symmetry-protected Dirac semimetals and suggest that the superconducting state for both the materials is due to a non-unitary triplet state.
Topics & Concepts
SuperconductivityMuon spin spectroscopyCondensed matter physicsPhysicsDirac (video compression format)Symmetry (geometry)T-symmetrySymmetry breakingTopology (electrical circuits)Quantum mechanicsCombinatoricsGeometryMathematicsNeutrinoTopological Materials and PhenomenaIron-based superconductors researchAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics