Giant second harmonic transport under time-reversal symmetry in a trigonal superconductor

Yuki M. Itahashi, Toshiya Ideue (), Shintaro Hoshino, Chihiro Goto, Hiromasa Namiki, Takao Sasagawa and Yoshihiro Iwasa
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Yuki M. Itahashi: The University of Tokyo
Toshiya Ideue: The University of Tokyo
Shintaro Hoshino: Saitama University
Chihiro Goto: The University of Tokyo
Hiromasa Namiki: Tokyo Institute of Technology
Takao Sasagawa: Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yoshihiro Iwasa: The University of Tokyo

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Nonreciprocal or even-order nonlinear responses in symmetry-broken systems are powerful probes of emergent properties in quantum materials, including superconductors, magnets, and topological materials. Recently, vortex matter has been recognized as a key ingredient of giant nonlinear responses in superconductors with broken inversion symmetry. However, nonlinear effects have been probed as excess voltage only under broken time-reversal symmetry. In this study, we report second harmonic transport under time-reversal symmetry in the noncentrosymmetric trigonal superconductor PbTaSe2. The magnitude of anomalous nonlinear transport is two orders of magnitude larger than those in the normal state, and the directional dependence of nonlinear signals are fully consistent with crystal symmetry. The enhanced nonlinearity is semiquantitatively explained by the asymmetric Hall effect of vortex-antivortex string pairs in noncentrosymmetric systems. This study enriches the literature on nonlinear phenomena by elucidating quantum transport in noncentrosymmetric superconductors.

Date: 2022
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