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arxiv: 1602.05340 · v1 · pith:CEEUP3JLnew · submitted 2016-02-17 · ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con · cond-mat.mes-hall· cond-mat.str-el

Topological D+p-wave superconductivity in Rashba systems

classification ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con cond-mat.mes-hallcond-mat.str-el
keywords topologicald-wavesuperconductivitywaveweylbulknoncentrosymmetricnontrivial
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We show two-dimensional "strong" topological superconductivity in d-wave superconductors (SCs). Although the topological invariant of the bulk wave function cannot be defined in d_{x^2-y^2}-wave and d_{xy}-wave SCs because of nodal excitations, the bulk energy spectrum of d-wave SCs on a substrate is fully gapped in a magnetic field. Then the superconducting state is specified by a nontrivial Chern number, and hence topologically nontrivial properties are robust against disorders and interactions. We discuss high-temperature topological superconductivity in cuprate SCs recently fabricated on a substrate. Furthermore, we show that the three-dimensional noncentrosymmetric d-wave SC is a Weyl SC hosting topologically protected Weyl nodes. Noncentrosymmetric heavy-fermion SCs, such as CeRhSi_3 and CeIrSi_3, are candidates for Weyl SCs.

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