The interplay between magnetism and superconductivity provides a fertile ground for engineering exotic topological phases, while dynamical control via periodic driving offers a unique avenue to access quantum states that are inaccessible in static equilibrium. Here, we propose a strategy to achieve the Floquet chiral topological superconductivity in an altermagnet-superconductor heterostructure driven by elliptically polarized light. We show that for $s$-wave pairing, the system undergoes a transition from a trivial to a chiral topological superconducting phase. More strikingly, with the introduction of mixed $s+d$-wave pairing, we find that the system can access Floquet chiral topological superconducting phases with highly tunable Chern numbers up to N=4. These exotic phases are attributed to the intertwining of altermagnetism, superconducting pairing, and the periodic driving field. Our work establishes the light-driven altermagnetic heterostructure as a versatile platform for exploring and manipulating high-Chern-number chiral topological superconductivity.
Superconductivity as a Probe of Altermagnetism: Critical Temperature, Field, and Current
Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM-MPC) Centro Mixto CSIC-UPV/EHU(材料物理中心(CFM-MPC)CSIC-巴斯克国立大学混合中心);Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)(圣塞巴斯蒂安国际物理中心)
Interplay between Superconductivity and Altermagnetism in Disordered Materials and Heterostructures
Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM-MPC) Centro Mixto CSIC-UPV/EHU(材料物理中心(CFM-MPC)CSIC-UPV/EHU联合中心);Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU)(巴斯克地区大学(UPV/EHU));Department of Physics and Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä(约恩苏大学物理与纳米科学中心);Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)(圣塞巴斯蒂安国际物理中心(DIPC));Departamento de Polimeros y Materiales Avanzados, Universidad del Pais Vasco UPV/EHU(巴斯克地区大学UPV/EHU先进聚合物与材料系);IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science(伊克尔巴斯科,巴斯克科学基金会)
Altermagnetic superconducting diode effect from non-collinear compensated magnetism in Mn$_3$Pt
Hearne Institute of Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State University(路易斯安那州立大学);Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi(印度理工学院德里分校);Institute for Theoretical Physics III, University of Stuttgart(斯图加特大学)