Topological superconductivity and unconventional pairing in oxide interfaces

Mathias S Scheurer () and Jörg Schmalian
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Mathias S Scheurer: Institut für Theorie der Kondensierten Materie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Jörg Schmalian: Institut für Theorie der Kondensierten Materie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie

Nature Communications, 2015, vol. 6, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Pinpointing the microscopic mechanism for superconductivity has proven to be one of the most outstanding challenges in the physics of correlated quantum matter. Thus far, the most direct evidence for an electronic pairing mechanism is the observation of a new symmetry of the order parameter, as done in the cuprate high-temperature superconductors. Alternatively, global, topological invariants allow for a sharp discrimination between states of matter that cannot be transformed into each other adiabatically. Here we propose an unconventional pairing state for the electron fluid in two-dimensional oxide interfaces and establish a direct link to the emergence of non-trivial topological invariants. Topological signatures, in particular Majorana edge states, can then be used to detect the microscopic origin of superconductivity. In addition, we show that also the density wave states that compete with superconductivity sensitively depend on the nature of the pairing interaction.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7005

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