Superconductivity in a ferroelectric-like topological semimetal SrAuBi

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Given the rarity of metallic systems that exhibit ferroelectric-like transitions, it is apparently challenging to find a system that simultaneously possesses superconductivity and ferroelectric-like structural instability. Here, we report the observation of superconductivity at 2.4 K in a layered semimetal SrAuBi characterized by strong spin–orbit coupling (SOC) and ferroelectric-like lattice distortion. Single crystals of SrAuBi have been successfully synthesized and found to show a polar-nonpolar structure transition at 214 K, which is associated with the buckling of Au-Bi honeycomb lattice. On the basis of the band calculations considering SOC, we found significant Rashba-type spin splitting and symmetry-protected multiple Dirac points near the Fermi level. We believe that this discovery opens up new possibilities of pursuing exotic superconducting states associated with the semimetallic band structure without space inversion symmetry and the topological surface state with the strong SOC.

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Takahashi, H., Sasaki, T., Nakano, A., Akiba, K., Takahashi, M., Mayo, A. H., … Ishiwata, S. (2023). Superconductivity in a ferroelectric-like topological semimetal SrAuBi. Npj Quantum Materials, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-023-00612-4

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