<p>Based on a microscopic model, we conducted a systematic theoretical study of the superconducting proximity effect and inverse proximity effect in heterostructures composed of Weyl semimetals (WSMs) and conventional <i>s</i>-wave superconductors. Through self-consistent calculations, we obtained the spatial distribution and symmetry properties of the superconducting order parameters. In the WSMs layer, the <InlineEquation ID="IEq1"> <InlineMediaObject> <ImageObject Color="BlackWhite" FileRef="10948_2025_7005_Article_IEq1.gif" Format="GIF" Height="16" Rendition="HTML" Resolution="72" Type="Linedraw" Width="20" /> </InlineMediaObject> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\( C_4 \)</EquationSource> <EquationSource Format="MATHML"><math> <msub> <mi>C</mi> <mn>4</mn> </msub> </math></EquationSource> </InlineEquation> rotational symmetry and inversion symmetry of the superconducting order parameter are significantly broken, and the singlet-channel order parameter exhibits <InlineEquation ID="IEq2"> <InlineMediaObject> <ImageObject Color="BlackWhite" FileRef="10948_2025_7005_Article_IEq1.gif" Format="GIF" Height="16" Rendition="HTML" Resolution="72" Type="Linedraw" Width="20" /> </InlineMediaObject> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\( C_4 \)</EquationSource> <EquationSource Format="MATHML"><math> <msub> <mi>C</mi> <mn>4</mn> </msub> </math></EquationSource> </InlineEquation> symmetry, containing both <i>s</i>-wave and <i>d</i>-wave components. By calculating the spectral functions and local density of states (LDOS) in the WSMs and conventional <i>s</i>-wave superconductors layers, we provided theoretical predictions that can be used to experimentally probe the proximity effects. In the conventional <i>s</i>-wave superconductors layer, the normal-state Fermi surface undergoes splitting due to interfacial coupling, with the degree of splitting increasing as the coupling strength grows, while an effective spin-orbit interaction term is induced. In the superconducting state, the original <i>s</i>-wave order parameter in the conventional <i>s</i>-wave superconductors is significantly suppressed, its symmetry is broken, and an additional <i>d</i>-wave pairing component is induced. These phenomena can be well understood by analyzing the Fermi surface characteristics of the original systems.</p>

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Proximity and Inverse Proximity Effects in Weyl Semimetal/s-Wave Superconductor Heterostructures

  • Shouhu Yue,
  • W. LiMing,
  • Tao Zhou

摘要

Based on a microscopic model, we conducted a systematic theoretical study of the superconducting proximity effect and inverse proximity effect in heterostructures composed of Weyl semimetals (WSMs) and conventional s-wave superconductors. Through self-consistent calculations, we obtained the spatial distribution and symmetry properties of the superconducting order parameters. In the WSMs layer, the \( C_4 \) C 4 rotational symmetry and inversion symmetry of the superconducting order parameter are significantly broken, and the singlet-channel order parameter exhibits \( C_4 \) C 4 symmetry, containing both s-wave and d-wave components. By calculating the spectral functions and local density of states (LDOS) in the WSMs and conventional s-wave superconductors layers, we provided theoretical predictions that can be used to experimentally probe the proximity effects. In the conventional s-wave superconductors layer, the normal-state Fermi surface undergoes splitting due to interfacial coupling, with the degree of splitting increasing as the coupling strength grows, while an effective spin-orbit interaction term is induced. In the superconducting state, the original s-wave order parameter in the conventional s-wave superconductors is significantly suppressed, its symmetry is broken, and an additional d-wave pairing component is induced. These phenomena can be well understood by analyzing the Fermi surface characteristics of the original systems.