Anisotropic multiband superconductivity in 2M-WS${}_2$ probed by controlled disorder

Abstract

The intrinsically superconducting Dirac semimetal 2M-WS${}_2$ is a promising candidate to realize proximity-induced topological superconductivity in its protected surface states. A precise characterization of the bulk superconducting state is essential for understanding the nature of surface superconductivity in the system. Here, we perform a detailed experimental study of the temperature and nonmagnetic disorder dependence of the London penetration depth $\lambda$, the upper critical field $H_{c2}$, and the superconducting transition temperature $T_c$ in 2M-WS${}_2$. We observe a power-law dependence $\lambda (T)-\lambda (0)\propto T^3$ at temperatures below $0.35T_c$, which is remarkably different from the expected exponential attenuation of a fully gapped isotropic $s$-wave superconductor. We then probe the effect of controlled nonmagnetic disorder induced by 2.5 MeV electron irradiation at various doses and find a significant $T_c$ suppression rate. Together with the observed increase of the slope $d{H}_{c2}/dT{|}_{T=T_c}$ with irradiation, our results reveal a strongly anisotropic $s^{++}$ multiband superconducting state that takes the same sign on different Fermi sheets. Our results have direct consequences for the expected proximity-induced superconductivity of the topological surface states.

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