Topological superconducting states in monolayer FeSe/SrTiO$_{3}$

TL;DR

This paper predicts that monolayer FeSe on SrTiO$_{3}$ can host topological superconducting states, including exotic $s$- and $p$-wave pairings, due to its electronic structure and lattice symmetries, potentially explaining its high $T_c$.

Contribution

It provides a systematic classification of pairing symmetries in monolayer FeSe and predicts topological superconducting states arising from its unique lattice and electronic properties.

Findings

Both $s$- and $p$-wave pairings can lead to topological superconductivity.

$s$-wave topological states are linked to non-symmorphic lattice structure.

Monolayer FeSe could be a topological nontrivial $s$-wave superconductor.

Abstract

The monolayer FeSe with a thickness of one unit cell grown on a single-crystal SrTiO$_{3}$ substrate (FeSe/STO) exhibits striking high-temperature superconductivity with transition temperature $T_{c}$ over 65K reported by recent experimental measurements. In this work, through analyzing the distinctive electronic structure, and providing systematic classification of the pairing symmetry , we find that both $s$-and $p$-wave pairing with odd parity give rise to topological superconducting states in monolayer FeSe, and the exotic properties of $s$-wave topological superconducting states have close relations with the unique non-symmorphic lattice structure which induces the orbital-momentum locking. Our results indicate that the monolayer FeSe could be in the topological nontrivial $s$-wave superconducting states if the relevant effective pairing interactions are dominant in comparison with other candidates.