2020/04/07 by Yupeng Li, Yi Wu, Chenchao Xu +19
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #2D Materials and Applications #Anisotropy #Coupling (piping) #Gapless playback #Graphene research and applications #Semimetal #Superconductivity #Surface (topology) #Surface states #Topological Materials and Phenomena #Topology (electrical circuits) #Weyl semimetal #cond-mat.supr-con
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.scib.2020.09.007
published as Science Bulletin, 2021, 66(3)
arxiv created 2020/04/07 · openalex created_date 2020/04/17 · openalex publication_date 2020/09/08 · arxiv updated 2020/11/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Topological materials and topological phases have recently become a hot topic in condensed matter physics. In this work, we report a topological nodal-line semimetal InxTaSe2, in the presence of both charge density wave (CDW) and superconductivity. In the x = 0.58 samples, the 2 * /3 commensurate CDW (CCDW) and the 2 * 2 CCDW are observed below 116 K and 77 K, respectively. Consistent with theoretical calculations, the spin-orbital coupling gives rise to two two-fold-degenerate nodal rings (Weyl rings) connected by drumhead surface states, confirmed by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Our results suggest that the 2 * 2 CCDW ordering gaps out one Weyl ring in accordance with the CDW band folding, while the other Weyl ring remains gapless with intact surface states. In addition, superconductivity emerges at 0.91 K, with the upper critical field deviating from the s-wave behavior at low temperature, implying possibly unconventional superconductivity. Therefore, InxTaSe2 represents an interesting material system to study the interplay between CDW, nontrivial band topology and superconductivity.