Hybrid s-wave superconductivity in CrB${}_2$

Abstract

In a metal with multiple Fermi pockets, the formation of s-wave superconductivity can be conventional due to electron-phonon coupling or unconventional due to spin fluctuations. We analyze the hexagonal diboride CrB${}_2$, which is an itinerant antiferromagnet at ambient conditions and turns superconducting upon increasing pressure. While the high pressure behavior of T${}_c$ suggests conventional s-wave pairing, we find that spin fluctuations promoting unconventional s-wave pairing become important in the vicinity of the antiferromagnetic dome. As the symmetry class of the s-wave state is independent of its underlying mechanism, we argue that CrB${}_2$ is a realization of a hybrid s-wave superconductor where unconventional and conventional s-wave mechanisms team up to form a joint superconducting dome.

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