Published January 18, 2024 | Version v1
Journal article

High-throughput computational design of Mo3Al2C-like noncentrosymmetric superconductors with multifold degenerate fermions

  • 1. School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xian 710072, China
  • 2. School of Naval Architecture and Maritime, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
  • 3. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiao Ling Wei Street, Nanjing 210094, China
  • 4. Research and Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518057, China

Description

Nonsymmorphic chiral superconductors, like Mo3Al2C, are promising candidates to explore parity mixing and multifold degenerate fermions. However, only Mo3Al2C and W3Al2C in the Mo3Al2C family have been identified up to now. We carry out a high-throughput materials screening procedure on Mo3Al2C-like crystals based on first principles calculations. We report 21 crystals in this family based on systematic stability evaluations and perform electron-phonon coupling strength calculations for all of them. Additionally, the band structures of these compounds indicate that almost all of these compounds can hold multiple fermions near the Fermi level. This study may contribute to the discovery of more novel NCSs with multiple degenerate fermions.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.109.035144;
Crossref Funder ID
10.13039/501100001809; 10.13039/501100002367; 10.13039/501100008843; 10.13039/501100011710; 10.13039/501100017607; 10.13039/501100002663;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review B
Journal Volume
109
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
10 pgs.
ISSN
1550-235X

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