Nature Communications (Jan 2017)

Mesoscopic superconductivity and high spin polarization coexisting at metallic point contacts on Weyl semimetal TaAs

  • Leena Aggarwal,
  • Sirshendu Gayen,
  • Shekhar Das,
  • Ritesh Kumar,
  • Vicky Süß,
  • Claudia Felser,
  • Chandra Shekhar,
  • Goutam Sheet

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13974
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Topological states of matter with unique transport properties hold the potential to realize unexpected phenomena. Here, Aggarwalet al. report the coexistence of a superconducting phase and a high transport spin polarization at metallic point contacts on Weyl semimetal TaAs.