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Topological crystalline metals/semimetals (TCMs) have stimulated a great research interest, which broaden the classification of topological phases and provide valuable platform to explore superconductivity. Here, we report discovery superconductivity features in Pb-intercalated transition-metal dichalcogenide Pb$_{1/3}$TaS$_2$. Systematic measurements indicate that Pb$_{1/3}$TaS$_2$ is quasi-two-dimensional (q-2D) type-II superconductor ({\em T}$_c \approx$ 2.8 K) with significantly enhanced anisotropy upper critical field ($\gamma_{H_{c2}}$ = $H_{c2}^{ab}/H_{c2}^{c}$ $\approx$ 17). In addition, first-principles calculations reveal hosts multiple Dirac fermions electronic band structure. We discover four groups nodal lines on $k_z \pi$ plane two sets points rotation/screw axes, are protected by symmetries robust against spin-orbit coupling (SOC). Dirac-cone-like surface states emerge (001) because inversion. Our work shows TCM candidate promising arena study interplay between fermions.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physical review
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0556-2813', '1538-4497', '1089-490X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.104.035157