Danny Baumann
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Research Subjects
Danny Baumann has a total of 12 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Bat-Chen Elshalem
Bar-Ilan University
1 shared publication - Beena Kalisky
Department of Physics and Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
1 shared publication - Bernd Buchner
Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research
1 shared publication - Christian Hess
IFW Dresden
1 shared publication Grigory Shipunov
Leibniz-Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW-Dresden), Dresden, Germany
1 shared publicationJoaquín Puig
Leibniz-Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW-Dresden), Dresden, Germany
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 15 November 2024
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Communications
- Vol. 15 (1) , 1-6
Surface superconductivity in the topological Weyl semimetal t-PtBi2
Topological superconductivity is a promising concept for generating fault-tolerant qubits. Early experimental studies looked at hybrid systems and doped intrinsic topological or superconducting materials at very low temperatures. However, higher critical temperatures are indispensable for technological exploitation. Recent angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy results have revealed that superconductivity in the type-I Weyl semimetal—trigonal PtBi2 (t-PtBi2)—is located at the Fermi-arc surface states, which renders the material a potential candidate for intrinsic topological superconductivity. Here we show, using scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy, that t-PtBi2 presents surface superconductivity at elevated temperatures (5 K). The gap magnitude is elusive: it is spatially inhomogeneous and spans from 0 to 20 meV. In particular, the large gap value and the shape of the quasiparticle excitation spectrum resemble the phenomenology of high-Tc superconductors. To our knowledge, this is the largest superconducting gap so far measured in a topological material. Moreover, we show that the superconducting state at 5 K persists in magnetic fields up to 12 T.
- 15 November 2024
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Communications
- Vol. 15 (1) , 1-6
Open AccessSurface superconductivity in the topological Weyl semimetal t-PtBi2
Topological superconductivity is a promising concept for generating fault-tolerant qubits. Early experimental studies looked at hybrid systems and doped intrinsic topological or superconducting materials at very low temperatures. However, higher critical temperatures are indispensable for technological exploitation. Recent angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy results have revealed that superconductivity in the type-I Weyl semimetal—trigonal PtBi2 (t-PtBi2)—is located at the Fermi-arc surface states, which renders the material a potential candidate for intrinsic topological superconductivity. Here we show, using scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy, that t-PtBi2 presents surface superconductivity at elevated temperatures (5 K). The gap magnitude is elusive: it is spatially inhomogeneous and spans from 0 to 20 meV. In particular, the large gap value and the shape of the quasiparticle excitation spectrum resemble the phenomenology of high-Tc superconductors. To our knowledge, this is the largest superconducting gap so far measured in a topological material. Moreover, we show that the superconducting state at 5 K persists in magnetic fields up to 12 T.