Conventional Superconductivity in Type II Dirac Semimetal PdTe${}_2$

Abstract

The transition metal dichalcogenide PdTe${}_2$ was recently shown to be a unique system where a type II Dirac semimetallic phase and a superconducting phase co-exist. This observation has led to wide speculation on the possibility of the emergence of an unconventional topological superconducting phase in PdTe${}_2$. Here, through direct measurement of the superconducting energy gap by scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS), and temperature and magnetic field evolution of the same, we show that the superconducting phase in PdTe${}_2$ is conventional in nature. The superconducting energy gap is measured to be 326 $\mu$eV at 0.38 K and it follows a temperature dependence that is well described within the framework of Bardeen-Cooper-Schriefer's (BCS) theory of conventional superconductivity. This is surprising because our quantum oscillation measurements confirm that at least one of the bands participating in transport has topologically non-trivial character.

arXiv commentAccepted for publication in Physical Review B

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