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Mixed-parity octupolar pairing and corner Majorana modes in three dimensions
Lehigh Univ, Dept Phys, Bldg 16, Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA..
KTH, Centres, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics NORDITA. Univ Tecn Federico Santa Maria, Dept Fis, Casilla 110, Valparaiso, Chile..ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3000-5393
2021 (English)In: Physical Review B, ISSN 2469-9950, E-ISSN 2469-9969, Vol. 104, no 18, article id L180503Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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We identify time-reversal symmetry breaking mixed-parity superconducting states that feature eight Majorana corner modes in properly cleaved three-dimensional cubic crystals. Namely, when an odd-parity isotropic p-wave pairing coexists with cubic symmetry preserving even-parity octupolar d(x2-y2) + id(3z2-r2) pairing, the gapless surface Majorana modes of the former get localized at the eight corners, thus yielding an intrinsic third-order topological superconductor (TOTSC). A cousin d(xy) + id(3z2-r2) pairing also accommodating eight corner Majorana modes, by virtue of breaking the cubic symmetry, in contrast, yields an extrinsic TOTSC. We identify a doped octupolar (topological or trivial) Dirac insulator as a suitable platform to sustain such unconventional superconductors, realized from an intraunit cell pairing. Finally, we argue that the proposed TOTSC can be experimentally realizable in NaCl and other structurally similar compounds under high pressure.

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American Physical Society (APS) , 2021. Vol. 104, no 18, article id L180503
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-305337DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.104.L180503ISI: 000718587000002Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85119334150OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-305337DiVA, id: diva2:1614623
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