Interplay of spin-orbit coupling and superconductivity in few-layer transition metal dichalcogenides (B09)

• Subject Area: Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 314695032

Project B09 aims at providing a microscopic understanding of the underlying mechanism for superconductivity and its interplay with Ising spin-orbit coupling in a selected class of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs)-based systems. The project is divided in two intercorrelated yet complementary work packages, WP1 and WP2, focusing on monolayer and twisted bilayer systems, respectively, and for which the leading pairing mechanism is still under debate. Screening and retardation effects by the phonons will be treated on the same footing in a scheme that incorporates the underlying lattice structure and multi-orbital features.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1277: Emergent Relativistic Effects in Condensed Matter: From Fundamental Aspects to Electronic Functionality
• Applicant Institution: Universität Regensburg
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr. Milena Grifoni; Professor Dr. John Schliemann