Origin of superconductivity and latent charge density wave in NbS${}_2$

Abstract

We elucidate the origin of the phonon-mediated superconductivity in 2$H$-NbS${}_2$ using the ab initio anisotropic Migdal-Eliashberg theory including Coulomb interactions. We demonstrate that superconductivity is associated with Fermi surface hot spots exhibiting an unusually strong electron-phonon interaction. The electron-lattice coupling is dominated by low-energy anharmonic phonons, which place the system on the verge of a charge density wave instability. We also provide definitive evidence for two-gap superconductivity in 2$H$-NbS${}_2$, and show that the low- and high-energy peaks observed in tunneling spectra correspond to the $\Gamma$- and $K$-centered Fermi surface pockets, respectively. The present findings call for further efforts to determine whether our proposed mechanism underpins superconductivity in the whole family of metallic transition metal dichalcogenides.

6 pages, 5 figures and Supplemental Material

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