• Letter

Broken symmetry and competing orders in Weyl semimetal interfaces

Ritajit Kundu, H. A. Fertig, and Arijit Kundu
Phys. Rev. B 107, L041402 – Published 9 January 2023
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Abstract

We consider interaction-induced broken symmetry states of two Weyl semimetal surfaces with multiple Fermi-arc (FA) states. In the presence of inter- and intrasurface Coulomb interactions, multiple broken symmetries may emerge which coexist and/or compete with one another. Interlayer exciton condensates involving different FA flavors are shown to form, with amplitudes determined by the strength of interactions and the degree of nesting among the arcs. For FA pairs which are well separated in momentum with strong nesting, the resulting state is a particle-hole analog of a Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) superconductor. Intralayer interactions moreover induce charge density wave (CDW) ordering, so that the most general state of the system is a supersolid. These orderings in principle carry signatures in nonlinear behavior and narrow band noise in Coulomb drag transport measurements.

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  • Received 23 April 2022
  • Revised 20 November 2022
  • Accepted 19 December 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.107.L041402

©2023 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Ritajit Kundu1, H. A. Fertig2,3, and Arijit Kundu1

  • 1Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India
  • 2Department of Physics, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
  • 3Quantum Science and Engineering Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47408, USA

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Vol. 107, Iss. 4 — 15 January 2023

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