Publicação: Generalized Anderson's theorem for superconductors derived from topological insulators
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2020-02-01
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Amer Assoc Advancement Science
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A well-known result in unconventional superconductivity is the fragility of nodal superconductors against nonmagnetic impurities. Despite this common wisdom, Bi2Se3 -based topological superconductors have recently displayed unusual robustness against disorder. Here, we provide a theoretical framework that naturally explains what protects Cooper pairs from strong scattering in complex superconductors. Our analysis is based on the concept of superconducting fitness and generalizes the famous Anderson's theorem into superconductors having multiple internal degrees of freedom with simple assumptions such as the Born approximation. For concreteness, we report on the extreme example of the Cu-x(PbSe)(5)(BiSe3)(6) superconductor. Thermal conductivity measurements down to 50 mK not only give unambiguous evidence for the existence of nodes but also reveal that the energy scale corresponding to the scattering rate is orders of magnitude larger than the superconducting energy gap. This provides the most spectacular case of the generalized Anderson's theorem protecting a nodal superconductor.
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Science Advances. Washington: Amer Assoc Advancement Science, v. 6, n. 9, 7 p., 2020.
