Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Physics
Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Pub Date
2016
Volume
116
Issue
25
Abstract
We obtain the general conditions for the emergence of odd-frequency superconducting pairing in a two-dimensional (2D) electronic system proximity coupled to a superconductor, making minimal assumptions about both the 2D system and the superconductor. Using our general results we show that a simple heterostructure formed by a monolayer of a group VI transition metal dichalcogenide, such as molybdenum disulfide, and an s-wave superconductor with Rashba spin-orbit coupling exhibits odd-frequency superconducting pairing. Our results allow the identification of a new class of systems among van der Waals heterostructures in which odd-frequency superconductivity should be present.
Recommended Citation
Triola, Christopher; Balatsky, Alexander V.; Badiane, Driss M.; Rossi, E.; and Balatsky, Alexander V., General Conditions for Proximity-Induced Odd-Frequency Superconductivity in Two-Dimensional Electronic Systems (2016). Physical Review Letters, 116(25).
10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.257001
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.257001
