Nematic superconductivity in topological insulators induced by hexagonal warping

Abstract

We study superconducting properties of the bulk states of a doped topological insulator. We obtain that the hexagonal warping stabilizes the nematic spin-triplet superconducting phase with $E_u$ pairing and the direction of the nematic order parameter which opens the full gap is the ground state. This order parameter exhibits non-BCS behavior. The ratio of the order parameter to the critical temperature of $\Delta (0)/T_c$ differs from the BCS ratio. It depends on the chemical potential and the value of the hexagonal warping. We discuss the relevance of the obtained results for the explanation of the experimental observations.

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