Dimensionality of the superconductivity in the transition metal pnictide WP

TL;DR

This paper combines theoretical calculations and experimental data to demonstrate that WP, a transition metal pnictide, exhibits a three-dimensional superconducting phase with anisotropic electronic properties and nonsymmorphic symmetries.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive analysis showing WP as a weakly anisotropic three-dimensional superconductor supported by both theory and experiments.

Findings

WP is a 3D superconductor with anisotropic electronic structure.

Experimental data confirms weak anisotropy in superconducting phase.

Nonsymmorphic symmetries are present in WP's structure.

Abstract

We report theoretical and experimental results on the transition metal pnictide WP. The theoretical outcomes based on tight-binding calculations and density functional theory indicate that WP is a three-dimensional superconductor with an anisotropic electronic structure and nonsymmorphic symmetries. On the other hand, magnetoresistance experimental data and the analysis of superconducting fluctuations of the conductivity in external magnetic field indicate a weakly anisotropic three-dimensional superconducting phase.