State with spontaneously broken time-reversal symmetry above the superconducting phase transition
The most well-known example of an ordered quantum state—superconductivity—is caused
by the formation and condensation of pairs of electrons. Fundamentally, what distinguishes …
by the formation and condensation of pairs of electrons. Fundamentally, what distinguishes …
Two-component nematic superconductivity in 4Hb-TaS2
Most superconductors have an isotropic, single component order parameter and are well
described by the standard (BCS) theory for superconductivity. Unconventional, multiple …
described by the standard (BCS) theory for superconductivity. Unconventional, multiple …
Charge- Superconductivity from Multicomponent Nematic Pairing: Application to Twisted Bilayer Graphene
RM Fernandes, L Fu - Physical review letters, 2021 - APS
We show that unconventional nematic superconductors with multicomponent order
parameter in lattices with three-and sixfold rotational symmetries support a charge-4 e …
parameter in lattices with three-and sixfold rotational symmetries support a charge-4 e …
Dimensionality crossover to a two-dimensional vestigial nematic state from a three-dimensional antiferromagnet in a honeycomb van der Waals magnet
The effects of fluctuations and disorder, which are substantially enhanced in reduced
dimensionalities, can play a crucial role in producing non-trivial phases of matter such as …
dimensionalities, can play a crucial role in producing non-trivial phases of matter such as …
High-sensitivity heat-capacity measurements on Sr2RuO4 under uniaxial pressure
YS Li, N Kikugawa, DA Sokolov… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
A key question regarding the unconventional superconductivity of S r 2 R u O 4 remains
whether the order parameter is single-or two-component. Under a hypothesis of two …
whether the order parameter is single-or two-component. Under a hypothesis of two …
Charge- Superconductivity from Nematic Superconductors in Two and Three Dimensions
Charge-4 e superconductivity as a novel phase of matter remains elusive so far. Here, we
show that charge-4e phase can arise as a vestigial order above the nematic …
show that charge-4e phase can arise as a vestigial order above the nematic …
Spin-triplet superconductivity from excitonic effect in doped insulators
Despite being of fundamental importance and potential interest for topological quantum
computing, spin-triplet superconductors remain rare in solid state materials after decades of …
computing, spin-triplet superconductors remain rare in solid state materials after decades of …
Critical Nematic Phase with Pseudogaplike Behavior in Twisted Bilayers
V Gali, M Hecker, RM Fernandes - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
The crystallographic restriction theorem constrains two-dimensional nematicity to display
either Ising (Z 2) or three-state-Potts (Z 3) critical behaviors, both of which are dominated by …
either Ising (Z 2) or three-state-Potts (Z 3) critical behaviors, both of which are dominated by …
Strain-induced time reversal breaking and half quantum vortices near a putative superconducting tetracritical point in
It has been shown that many seemingly contradictory experimental findings concerning the
superconducting state in Sr 2 RuO 4 can be accounted for as resulting from the existence of …
superconducting state in Sr 2 RuO 4 can be accounted for as resulting from the existence of …
Evidence for the Fulde–Ferrell–Larkin–Ovchinnikov state in bulk NbS2
We present measurements of the magnetic torque, specific heat and thermal expansion of
the bulk transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) superconductor NbS2 in high magnetic …
the bulk transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) superconductor NbS2 in high magnetic …