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Hao T. The empty world - a view from the free volume concept and Eyring's rate process theory. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024. [PMID: 39253852 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04611g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/11/2024]
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The many-body problem is a common issue, irrespective of the scale of entities under consideration. From electrons to atoms, small molecules like simple inorganic or organic structures, large molecules like proteins or polymers, nanometer- or micrometer-sized particles, granular matter, and even galaxies, the precise determination or estimation of geometrical locations and momentum energy of individual entities, and interaction forces between these millions of entities, is impossible but unfortunately important for understanding the collective physical properties like mechanical and electrical characteristics of the whole system. Despite foreseeable difficulties and complexities, attempts to estimate "interparticle" forces have never stopped using traditional Newtonian models, quantum mechanical approaches, and density functional theory. In this review, a simple approach integrating the free volume and Eyring's rate process theory is summarized and its application across a wide range of scales from electrons to the universe is presented in a unified manner. The focus is on comparisons between theoretical predictions and experimental results.
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- Tian Hao
- 15905 Tanberry Dr, Chino Hills, CA 91709, USA.
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Zhang X, Carbin T, Culver AB, Du K, Wang K, Cheong SW, Roy R, Kogar A. Light-induced electronic polarization in antiferromagnetic Cr 2O 3. NATURE MATERIALS 2024; 23:790-795. [PMID: 38561519 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-01852-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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In a solid, the electronic subsystem can exhibit incipient order with lower point group symmetry than the crystal lattice. Ultrafast external fields that couple exclusively to electronic order parameters have rarely been investigated, however, despite their potential importance in inducing exotic effects. Here we show that when inversion symmetry is broken by the antiferromagnetic order in Cr2O3, transmitting a linearly polarized light pulse through the crystal gives rise to an in-plane rotational symmetry-breaking (from C3 to C1) via optical rectification. Using interferometric time-resolved second harmonic generation, we show that the ultrafast timescale of the symmetry reduction is indicative of a purely electronic response; the underlying spin and crystal structures remain unaffected. The symmetry-broken state exhibits a dipole moment, and its polar axis can be controlled with the incident light. Our results establish a coherent nonlinear optical protocol by which to break electronic symmetries and produce unconventional electronic effects in solids.
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- Xinshu Zhang
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Mani L. Bhaumik Institute for Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Rutgers Center for Emergent Materials, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Rutgers Center for Emergent Materials, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Rutgers Center for Emergent Materials, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Mani L. Bhaumik Institute for Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Hao T. Universal correlation of the superconducting transition temperature with the linear-in-T coefficient, electron packing parameter, and the numbers of valence and conduction electrons. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:12443-12449. [PMID: 37096393 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp00706e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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A generic conductivity equation, developed in our previous work, is used to predict the universal superconducting transition temperature, Tc. Our prediction shows that Tc and the linear-in-T scattering coefficient, A1, have a scaling relationship of Tc ∼ A10.5, where A1 comes from the empirical experimental equation ρ = ρ0 + A1T with ρ as the resistivity, which is consistent with recent experimental observations. However, our theory suggests that 1/ρ has a linear relationship with 1/T, rather than the empirical relationship between ρ and T postulated in the literature. The physical meaning of A1 is made clear by the equations, and it is related to the electron packing parameter, α, the number of valence electrons per unit cell, the number of conduction electrons in the entire system, and the volume of the material under study, among others. In general, Tc increases with α and the number of valence electrons per unit cell, but decreases sharply with the number of conduction electrons. A ridge appears when α is around 30, suggesting that Tc may reach a maximum at this point. Our findings not only provide theoretical support for recent experimental observations but also offer insight into achieving high Tc by fine-tuning material properties and have broader implications for understanding superconductivity in a universal manner.
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- Tian Hao
- 15905 Tanberry Dr, Chino Hills, CA 91709, USA.
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Kondo quasiparticle dynamics observed by resonant inelastic x-ray scattering. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6129. [PMID: 36253344 PMCID: PMC9576770 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33468-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Effective models focused on pertinent low-energy degrees of freedom have substantially contributed to our qualitative understanding of quantum materials. An iconic example, the Kondo model, was key to demonstrating that the rich phase diagrams of correlated metals originate from the interplay of localized and itinerant electrons. Modern electronic structure calculations suggest that to achieve quantitative material-specific models, accurate consideration of the crystal field and spin-orbit interactions is imperative. This poses the question of how local high-energy degrees of freedom become incorporated into a collective electronic state. Here, we use resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) on CePd3 to clarify the fate of all relevant energy scales. We find that even spin-orbit excited states acquire pronounced momentum-dependence at low temperature—the telltale sign of hybridization with the underlying metallic state. Our results demonstrate how localized electronic degrees of freedom endow correlated metals with new properties, which is critical for a microscopic understanding of superconducting, electronic nematic, and topological states. The fate of high-energy degrees of freedom, such as spin-orbit interactions, in the coherent state of Kondo lattice materials remains unclear. Here, the authors use resonant inelastic x-ray scattering in CePd3 to show how Kondo-quasiparticle excitations are renormalized and develop a pronounced momentum dependence, while maintaining a largely unchanged spin-orbit gap.
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Mikheev E, Zimmerling T, Estry A, Moll PJW, Goldhaber-Gordon D. Ionic Liquid Gating of SrTiO 3 Lamellas Fabricated with a Focused Ion Beam. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:3872-3878. [PMID: 35576585 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this work, we combine two previously incompatible techniques for defining electronic devices: shaping three-dimensional crystals by focused ion beam (FIB), and two-dimensional electrostatic accumulation of charge carriers. The principal challenge for this integration is nanometer-scale surface damage inherent to any FIB-based fabrication. We address this by using a sacrificial protective layer to preserve a selected pristine surface. The test case presented here is accumulation of 2D carriers by ionic liquid gating at the surface of a micron-scale SrTiO3 lamella. Preservation of surface quality is reflected in superconductivity of the accumulated carriers. This technique opens new avenues for realizing electrostatic charge tuning in materials that are not available as large or exfoliatable single crystals, and for patterning the geometry of the accumulated carriers.
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- Evgeny Mikheev
- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
- Laboratory of Quantum Materials (QMAT), Institute of Materials (IMX), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
- Laboratory of Quantum Materials (QMAT), Institute of Materials (IMX), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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Choi J, Wang Q, Jöhr S, Christensen NB, Küspert J, Bucher D, Biscette D, Fischer MH, Hücker M, Kurosawa T, Momono N, Oda M, Ivashko O, Zimmermann MV, Janoschek M, Chang J. Unveiling Unequivocal Charge Stripe Order in a Prototypical Cuprate Superconductor. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 128:207002. [PMID: 35657867 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.207002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In the cuprates, high-temperature superconductivity, spin-density-wave order, and charge-density-wave (CDW) order are intertwined, and symmetry determination is challenging due to domain formation. We investigated the CDW in the prototypical cuprate La_{1.88}Sr_{0.12}CuO_{4} via x-ray diffraction employing uniaxial pressure as a domain-selective stimulus to establish the unidirectional nature of the CDW unambiguously. A fivefold enhancement of the CDW amplitude is found when homogeneous superconductivity is partially suppressed by magnetic field. This field-induced state provides an ideal search environment for a putative pair-density-wave state.
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- J Choi
- Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Physics, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
- Department of Applied Sciences, Muroran Institute of Technology, Muroran 050-8585, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Neutron and Muon Instrumentation, Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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Bachmann MD, Sharpe AL, Baker G, Barnard AW, Putzke C, Scaffidi T, Nandi N, McGuinness PH, Zhakina E, Moravec M, Khim S, König M, Goldhaber-Gordon D, Bonn DA, Mackenzie AP, Moll PJW. Directional ballistic transport in the two-dimensional metal PdCoO 2. NATURE PHYSICS 2022; 18:819-824. [PMID: 35847475 PMCID: PMC9279146 DOI: 10.1038/s41567-022-01570-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In an idealized infinite crystal, the material properties are constrained by the symmetries of the unit cell. The point-group symmetry is broken by the sample shape of any finite crystal, but this is commonly unobservable in macroscopic metals. To sense the shape-induced symmetry lowering in such metals, long-lived bulk states originating from an anisotropic Fermi surface are needed. Here we show how a strongly facetted Fermi surface and the long quasiparticle mean free path present in microstructures of PdCoO2 yield an in-plane resistivity anisotropy that is forbidden by symmetry on an infinite hexagonal lattice. We fabricate bar-shaped transport devices narrower than the mean free path from single crystals using focused ion beam milling, such that the ballistic charge carriers at low temperatures frequently collide with both of the side walls that define the channel. Two symmetry-forbidden transport signatures appear: the in-plane resistivity anisotropy exceeds a factor of 2, and a transverse voltage appears in zero magnetic field. Using ballistic Monte Carlo simulations and a numerical solution of the Boltzmann equation, we identify the orientation of the narrow channel as the source of symmetry breaking.
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- Maja D. Bachmann
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
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- Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy & Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA USA
- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy & Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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SignificanceThe notion of the quantum critical point (QCP) is at the core of modern condensed matter physics. Near a QCP of the symmetry-breaking order, associated quantum-mechanical fluctuations are intensified, which can lead to unconventional superconductivity. Indeed, dome-shaped superconducting phases are often observed near the magnetic QCPs, which supports the spin fluctuation-driven superconductivity. However, the fundamental question remains as to whether a nonmagnetic QCP of electronic nematic order characterized by spontaneous rotational symmetry breaking can promote superconductivity in real materials. Here, we provide an experimental demonstration that a pure nematic QCP exists near the center of a superconducting dome in nonmagnetic FeSe[Formula: see text] Tex. This result evidences that nematic fluctuations enhanced around the nematic QCP can boost superconductivity.
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Dubnack O, Müller FA. Oxidic 2D Materials. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14185213. [PMID: 34576436 PMCID: PMC8469416 DOI: 10.3390/ma14185213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The possibility of producing stable thin films, only a few atomic layers thick, from a variety of materials beyond graphene has led to two-dimensional (2D) materials being studied intensively in recent years. By reducing the layer thickness and approaching the crystallographic monolayer limit, a variety of unexpected and technologically relevant property phenomena were observed, which also depend on the subsequent arrangement and possible combination of individual layers to form heterostructures. These properties can be specifically used for the development of multifunctional devices, meeting the requirements of the advancing miniaturization of modern manufacturing technologies and the associated need to stabilize physical states even below critical layer thicknesses of conventional materials in the fields of electronics, magnetism and energy conversion. Differences in the structure of potential two-dimensional materials result in decisive influences on possible growth methods and possibilities for subsequent transfer of the thin films. In this review, we focus on recent advances in the rapidly growing field of two-dimensional materials, highlighting those with oxidic crystal structure like perovskites, garnets and spinels. In addition to a selection of well-established growth techniques and approaches for thin film transfer, we evaluate in detail their application potential as free-standing monolayers, bilayers and multilayers in a wide range of advanced technological applications. Finally, we provide suggestions for future developments of this promising research field in consideration of current challenges regarding scalability and structural stability of ultra-thin films.
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- Oliver Dubnack
- Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research (OSIM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Löbdergraben 32, 07743 Jena, Germany;
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- Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research (OSIM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Löbdergraben 32, 07743 Jena, Germany;
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7a, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Wiecki P, Frachet M, Haghighirad AA, Wolf T, Meingast C, Heid R, Böhmer AE. Emerging symmetric strain response and weakening nematic fluctuations in strongly hole-doped iron-based superconductors. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4824. [PMID: 34376670 PMCID: PMC8355183 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25121-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Electronic nematicity is often found in unconventional superconductors, suggesting its relevance for electronic pairing. In the strongly hole-doped iron-based superconductors, the symmetry channel and strength of the nematic fluctuations, as well as the possible presence of long-range nematic order, remain controversial. Here, we address these questions using transport measurements under elastic strain. By decomposing the strain response into the appropriate symmetry channels, we demonstrate the emergence of a giant in-plane symmetric contribution, associated with the growth of both strong electronic correlations and the sensitivity of these correlations to strain. We find weakened remnants of the nematic fluctuations that are present at optimal doping, but no change in the symmetry channel of nematic fluctuations with hole doping. Furthermore, we find no indication of a nematic-ordered state in the AFe2As2 (A = K, Rb, Cs) superconductors. These results revise the current understanding of nematicity in hole-doped iron-based superconductors.
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- P Wiecki
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Institut für Experimentalphysik IV, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
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High-pressure phase diagrams of FeSe 1-xTe x: correlation between suppressed nematicity and enhanced superconductivity. Nat Commun 2021; 12:381. [PMID: 33452257 PMCID: PMC7810696 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20621-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The interplay among magnetism, electronic nematicity, and superconductivity is the key issue in strongly correlated materials including iron-based, cuprate, and heavy-fermion superconductors. Magnetic fluctuations have been widely discussed as a pairing mechanism of unconventional superconductivity, but recent theory predicts that quantum fluctuations of nematic order may also promote high-temperature superconductivity. This has been studied in FeSe1−xSx superconductors exhibiting nonmagnetic nematic and pressure-induced antiferromagnetic orders, but its abrupt suppression of superconductivity at the nematic end point leaves the nematic-fluctuation driven superconductivity unconfirmed. Here we report on systematic studies of high-pressure phase diagrams up to 8 GPa in high-quality single crystals of FeSe1−xTex. When Te composition x(Te) becomes larger than 0.1, the high-pressure magnetic order disappears, whereas the pressure-induced superconducting dome near the nematic end point is continuously found up to x(Te) ≈ 0.5. In contrast to FeSe1−xSx, enhanced superconductivity in FeSe1−xTex does not correlate with magnetism but with the suppression of nematicity, highlighting the paramount role of nonmagnetic nematic fluctuations for high-temperature superconductivity in this system. Despite studies in FeSe1−xSx, it is yet unconfirmed whether nematic fluctuation can induce superconductivity. Here, the authors study single crystals of FeSe1−xTex showing enhanced superconductivity upon suppression of nematicity.
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Mishra S, Hornung J, Raba M, Klotz J, Förster T, Harima H, Aoki D, Wosnitza J, McCollam A, Sheikin I. Robust Fermi-Surface Morphology of CeRhIn_{5} across the Putative Field-Induced Quantum Critical Point. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 126:016403. [PMID: 33480764 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.016403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We report a comprehensive de Haas-van Alphen (dHvA) study of the heavy-fermion material CeRhIn_{5} in magnetic fields up to 70 T. Several dHvA frequencies gradually emerge at high fields as a result of magnetic breakdown. Among them is the thermodynamically important β_{1} branch, which has not been observed so far. Comparison of our angle-dependent dHvA spectra with those of the non-4f compound LaRhIn_{5} and with band-structure calculations evidences that the Ce 4f electrons in CeRhIn_{5} remain localized over the whole field range. This rules out any significant Fermi-surface reconstruction, either at the suggested nematic phase transition at B^{*}≈30 T or at the putative quantum critical point at B_{c}≃50 T. Our results rather demonstrate the robustness of the Fermi surface and the localized nature of the 4f electrons inside and outside of the antiferromagnetic phase.
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- S Mishra
- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI-EMFL), CNRS, UGA, 38042 Grenoble, France
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- Hochfeld-Magnetlabor Dresden (HLD-EMFL) and Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01328 Dresden, Germany
- Institut für Festkörper- und Materialphysik, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI-EMFL), CNRS, UGA, 38042 Grenoble, France
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- Hochfeld-Magnetlabor Dresden (HLD-EMFL) and Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Hochfeld-Magnetlabor Dresden (HLD-EMFL) and Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Oarai, Ibaraki, 311-1313, Japan
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- Hochfeld-Magnetlabor Dresden (HLD-EMFL) and Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01328 Dresden, Germany
- Institut für Festkörper- und Materialphysik, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- High Field Magnet Laboratory (HFML-EMFL), Radboud University, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI-EMFL), CNRS, UGA, 38042 Grenoble, France
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Wiecki P, Haghighirad AA, Weber F, Merz M, Heid R, Böhmer AE. Dominant In-Plane Symmetric Elastoresistance in CsFe_{2}As_{2}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:187001. [PMID: 33196224 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.187001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We study the elastoresistance of the highly correlated material CsFe_{2}As_{2} in all symmetry channels. Neutralizing its thermal expansion by means of a piezoelectric-based strain cell is demonstrated to be essential. The elastoresistance response in the in-plane symmetric channel is found to be large, while the response in the symmetry-breaking channels is weaker and provides no evidence for a divergent nematic susceptibility. Rather, our results can be interpreted naturally within the framework of a coherence-incoherence crossover, where the low-temperature coherent state is sensitively tuned by the in-plane atomic distances.
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- P Wiecki
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Le T, Sun Y, Jin HK, Che L, Yin L, Li J, Pang G, Xu C, Zhao L, Kittaka S, Sakakibara T, Machida K, Sankar R, Yuan H, Chen G, Xu X, Li S, Zhou Y, Lu X. Evidence for nematic superconductivity of topological surface states in PbTaSe 2. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2020; 65:1349-1355. [PMID: 36659213 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2020.04.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Spontaneous symmetry breaking has been a paradigm to describe the phase transitions in condensed matter physics. In addition to the continuous electromagnetic gauge symmetry, an unconventional superconductor can break discrete symmetries simultaneously, such as time reversal and lattice rotational symmetry. In this work we report a characteristic in-plane 2-fold behaviour of the resistive upper critical field and point-contact spectra on the superconducting semimetal PbTaSe2 with topological nodal-rings, despite its hexagonal lattice symmetry (or D3h in bulk while C3v on surface, to be precise). The 2-fold behaviour persists up to its surface upper critical field Hc2R even though bulk superconductivity has been suppressed at its bulk upper critical field Hc2HC≪Hc2R, signaling its probable surface-only electronic nematicity. In addition, we do not observe any lattice rotational symmetry breaking signal from field-angle-dependent specific heat within the resolution. It is worth noting that such surface-only electronic nematicity is in sharp contrast to the observation in the topological superconductor candidate, CuxBi2Se3, where the nematicity occurs in various bulk measurements. In combination with theory, superconducting nematicity is likely to emerge from the topological surface states of PbTaSe2, rather than the proximity effect. The issue of time reversal symmetry breaking is also addressed. Thus, our results on PbTaSe2 shed new light on possible routes to realize nematic superconductivity with nontrivial topology.
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- Tian Le
- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Physics and Mathematics, Aoyama Gakuin University, Sagamihara 252-5258, Japan.
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- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics & Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, China
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- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics & Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Department of Physics, and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics & Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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Non-monotonic pressure dependence of high-field nematicity and magnetism in CeRhIn 5. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3482. [PMID: 32661299 PMCID: PMC7359027 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17274-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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CeRhIn5 provides a textbook example of quantum criticality in a heavy fermion system: Pressure suppresses local-moment antiferromagnetic (AFM) order and induces superconductivity in a dome around the associated quantum critical point (QCP) near pc ≈ 23 kbar. Strong magnetic fields also suppress the AFM order at a field-induced QCP at Bc ≈ 50 T. In its vicinity, a nematic phase at B* ≈ 28 T characterized by a large in-plane resistivity anisotropy emerges. Here, we directly investigate the interrelation between these phenomena via magnetoresistivity measurements under high pressure. As pressure increases, the nematic transition shifts to higher fields, until it vanishes just below pc. While pressure suppresses magnetic order in zero field as pc is approached, we find magnetism to strengthen under strong magnetic fields due to suppression of the Kondo effect. We reveal a strongly non-mean-field-like phase diagram, much richer than the common local-moment description of CeRhIn5 would suggest. Multiple quantum critical behaviors exist in the heavy fermion material CeRhIn5, but their interrelation is less studied. Here, Helm et al. investigate the interrelation of two quantum critical points and other relevant orders, revealing a strongly non-mean-field-like phase diagram.
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Antonyshyn I, Wagner FR, Bobnar M, Sichevych O, Burkhardt U, Schmidt M, König M, Poeppelmeier K, Mackenzie AP, Svanidze E, Grin Y. Messungen an μm‐Proben – ein alternativer Weg zur Untersuchung intrinsischer Eigenschaften von Festkörper‐Materialien am Beispiel des Halbleiters TaGeIr. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202002693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- I. Antonyshyn
- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe Nöthnitzer Straße 40 01187 Dresden Deutschland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe Nöthnitzer Straße 40 01187 Dresden Deutschland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe Nöthnitzer Straße 40 01187 Dresden Deutschland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe Nöthnitzer Straße 40 01187 Dresden Deutschland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe Nöthnitzer Straße 40 01187 Dresden Deutschland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe Nöthnitzer Straße 40 01187 Dresden Deutschland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe Nöthnitzer Straße 40 01187 Dresden Deutschland
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- Department of ChemistryNorthwestern University 2145 Sheridan Rd. Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe Nöthnitzer Straße 40 01187 Dresden Deutschland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe Nöthnitzer Straße 40 01187 Dresden Deutschland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe Nöthnitzer Straße 40 01187 Dresden Deutschland
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Antonyshyn I, Wagner FR, Bobnar M, Sichevych O, Burkhardt U, Schmidt M, König M, Poeppelmeier K, Mackenzie AP, Svanidze E, Grin Y. Micro-Scale Device-An Alternative Route for Studying the Intrinsic Properties of Solid-State Materials: The Case of Semiconducting TaGeIr. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:11136-11141. [PMID: 32202036 PMCID: PMC7318276 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202002693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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An efficient application of a material is only possible if we know its physical and chemical properties, which is frequently obstructed by the presence of micro- or macroscopic inclusions of secondary phases. While sometimes a sophisticated synthesis route can address this issue, often obtaining pure material is not possible. One example is TaGeIr, which has highly sample-dependent properties resulting from the presence of several impurity phases, which influence electronic transport in the material. The effect of these minority phases was avoided by manufacturing, with the help of focused-ion-beam, a μm-scale device containing only one phase-TaGeIr. This work provides evidence for intrinsic semiconducting behavior of TaGeIr and serves as an example of selective single-domain device manufacturing. This approach gives a unique access to the properties of compounds that cannot be synthesized in single-phase form, sparing costly and time-consuming synthesis efforts.
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- I. Antonyshyn
- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester StoffeNöthnitzer Strasse 4001187DresdenGermany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester StoffeNöthnitzer Strasse 4001187DresdenGermany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester StoffeNöthnitzer Strasse 4001187DresdenGermany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester StoffeNöthnitzer Strasse 4001187DresdenGermany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester StoffeNöthnitzer Strasse 4001187DresdenGermany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester StoffeNöthnitzer Strasse 4001187DresdenGermany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester StoffeNöthnitzer Strasse 4001187DresdenGermany
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- Department of ChemistryNorthwestern University2145 Sheridan Rd.EvanstonIL60208USA
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester StoffeNöthnitzer Strasse 4001187DresdenGermany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester StoffeNöthnitzer Strasse 4001187DresdenGermany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester StoffeNöthnitzer Strasse 4001187DresdenGermany
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We have measured the angle-resolved transverse resistivity (ARTR), a sensitive indicator of electronic anisotropy, in high-quality thin films of the unconventional superconductor Sr2RuO4 grown on various substrates. The ARTR signal, heralding the electronic nematicity or a large nematic susceptibility, is present and substantial already at room temperature and grows by an order of magnitude upon cooling down to 4 K. In Sr2RuO4 films deposited on tetragonal substrates the highest-conductivity direction does not coincide with any crystallographic axis. In films deposited on orthorhombic substrates it tends to align with the shorter axis; however, the magnitude of the anisotropy stays the same despite the large lattice distortion. These are strong indications of actual or incipient electronic nematicity in Sr2RuO4.
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A nanoscale membrane enables exploration of large tensile strains on complex oxides
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- Christianne Beekman
- Department of Physics, Florida State University, and National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA.
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Song Y, Yuan D, Lu X, Xu Z, Bourret-Courchesne E, Birgeneau RJ. Strain-Induced Spin-Nematic State and Nematic Susceptibility Arising from 2×2 Fe Clusters in KFe_{0.8}Ag_{1.2}Te_{2}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:247205. [PMID: 31922861 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.247205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Spin nematics break spin-rotational symmetry while maintaining time-reversal symmetry, analogous to liquid crystal nematics that break spatial rotational symmetry while maintaining translational symmetry. Although several candidate spin nematics have been proposed, the identification and characterization of such a state remain challenging because the spin-nematic order parameter does not couple directly to experimental probes. KFe_{0.8}Ag_{1.2}Te_{2} (K_{5}Fe_{4}Ag_{6}Te_{10}, KFAT) is a local-moment magnet consisting of well-separated 2×2 Fe clusters, and in its ground state the clusters order magnetically, breaking both spin-rotational and time-reversal symmetries. Using uniform magnetic susceptibility and neutron scattering measurements, we find a small strain induces sizable spin anisotropy in the paramagnetic state of KFAT, manifestly breaking spin-rotational symmetry while retaining time-reversal symmetry, resulting in a strain-induced spin-nematic state in which the 2×2 clusters act as the spin analog of molecules in a liquid crystal nematic. The strain-induced spin anisotropy in KFAT allows us to probe its nematic susceptibility, revealing a divergentlike increase upon cooling, indicating the ordered ground state is driven by a spin-orbital entangled nematic order parameter.
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- Yu Song
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Center for Advanced Quantum Studies and Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg Maryland 20899, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Bachmann MD, Ferguson GM, Theuss F, Meng T, Putzke C, Helm T, Shirer KR, Li YS, Modic KA, Nicklas M, König M, Low D, Ghosh S, Mackenzie AP, Arnold F, Hassinger E, McDonald RD, Winter LE, Bauer ED, Ronning F, Ramshaw BJ, Nowack KC, Moll PJW. Spatial control of heavy-fermion superconductivity in CeIrIn5. Science 2019; 366:221-226. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aao6640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Although crystals of strongly correlated metals exhibit a diverse set of electronic ground states, few approaches exist for spatially modulating their properties. In this study, we demonstrate disorder-free control, on the micrometer scale, over the superconducting state in samples of the heavy-fermion superconductor CeIrIn5. We pattern crystals by focused ion beam milling to tailor the boundary conditions for the elastic deformation upon thermal contraction during cooling. The resulting nonuniform strain fields induce complex patterns of superconductivity, owing to the strong dependence of the transition temperature on the strength and direction of strain. These results showcase a generic approach to manipulating electronic order on micrometer length scales in strongly correlated matter without compromising the cleanliness, stoichiometry, or mean free path.
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- Maja D. Bachmann
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9SS, UK
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- Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Technical University Dresden, D-01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9SS, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9SS, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
- Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, Garching, D-85748 Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
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- Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
- Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Pfau H, Chen SD, Yi M, Hashimoto M, Rotundu CR, Palmstrom JC, Chen T, Dai PC, Straquadine J, Hristov A, Birgeneau RJ, Fisher IR, Lu D, Shen ZX. Momentum Dependence of the Nematic Order Parameter in Iron-Based Superconductors. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:066402. [PMID: 31491189 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.066402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The momentum dependence of the nematic order parameter is an important ingredient in the microscopic description of iron-based high-temperature superconductors. While recent reports on FeSe indicate that the nematic order parameter changes sign between electron and hole bands, detailed knowledge is still missing for other compounds. Combining angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy with uniaxial strain tuning, we measure the nematic band splitting in both FeSe and BaFe_{2}As_{2} without interference from either twinning or magnetic order. We find that the nematic order parameter exhibits the same momentum dependence in both compounds with a sign change between the Brillouin center and the corner. This suggests that the same microscopic mechanism drives the nematic order in spite of the very different phase diagrams.
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- H Pfau
- Stanford Institute of Materials and Energy Sience, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, 94305 California, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 94720 California, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, 77005 Texas, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Acelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, 94025 California, USA
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- Stanford Institute of Materials and Energy Sience, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Stanford Institute of Materials and Energy Sience, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
- Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, 94305 California, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, 77005 Texas, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, 77005 Texas, USA
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- Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, 94305 California, USA
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- Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, 94305 California, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 94720 California, USA
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- Stanford Institute of Materials and Energy Sience, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
- Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, 94305 California, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Acelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, 94025 California, USA
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- Stanford Institute of Materials and Energy Sience, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
- Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, 94305 California, USA
- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, 94305 California, USA
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Sun Y, Kittaka S, Sakakibara T, Machida K, Wang J, Wen J, Xing X, Shi Z, Tamegai T. Quasiparticle Evidence for the Nematic State above T_{c} in Sr_{x}Bi_{2}Se_{3}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:027002. [PMID: 31386520 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.027002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In the electronic nematic state, an electronic system has a lower symmetry than the crystal structure of the same system. Electronic nematic states have been observed in various unconventional superconductors such as cuprate, iron-based, heavy-fermion, and topological superconductors. The relation between nematicity and superconductivity is a major unsolved problem in condensed matter physics. By angle-resolved specific heat measurements, we report bulk quasiparticle evidence of nematicity in the topological superconductor Sr_{x}Bi_{2}Se_{3}. The specific heat exhibited a clear twofold symmetry despite the threefold symmetric lattice. Most importantly, the twofold symmetry appeared in the normal state above the superconducting transition temperature. This is explained by the angle-dependent Zeeman effect due to the anisotropic density of states in the nematic phase. Such results highlight the interrelation between nematicity and unconventional superconductivity.
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- Yue Sun
- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
- Department of Physics and Mathematics, Aoyama Gakuin University, Sagamihara 252-5258, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Physics and Key Laboratory of MEMS of the Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics and Key Laboratory of MEMS of the Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Shimura Y, Zhang Q, Zeng B, Rhodes D, Schönemann R, Tsujimoto M, Matsumoto Y, Sakai A, Sakakibara T, Araki K, Zheng W, Zhou Q, Balicas L, Nakatsuji S. Giant Anisotropic Magnetoresistance due to Purely Orbital Rearrangement in the Quadrupolar Heavy Fermion Superconductor PrV_{2}Al_{20}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 122:256601. [PMID: 31347904 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.256601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We report the discovery of giant and anisotropic magnetoresistance due to the orbital rearrangement in a non magnetic correlated metal. In particular, we measured the magnetoresistance under fields up to 31.4 T in the cubic Pr-based heavy fermion superconductor PrV_{2}Al_{20} with a non magnetic Γ_{3} doublet ground state, exhibiting antiferroquadrupole ordering below 0.7 K. For the [100] direction, we find that the high-field phase appears between 12 and 25 T, accompanied by a large jump at 12 T in the magnetoresistance (ΔMR∼100%) and in the anisotropic magnetoresistivity ratio by ∼20%. These observations indicate that the strong hybridization between the conduction electrons and anisotropic quadrupole moments leads to the Fermi surface reconstruction upon crossing the field-induced antiferroquadrupole (orbital) rearrangement.
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- Yasuyuki Shimura
- Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
- Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Department of Quantum Materials, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstrasse 1, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
- CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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Electrical resistivity across a nematic quantum critical point. Nature 2019; 567:213-217. [PMID: 30760921 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-0923-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Correlated electron systems are highly susceptible to various forms of electronic order. By tuning the transition temperature towards absolute zero, striking deviations from conventional metallic (Fermi-liquid) behaviour can be realized. Evidence for electronic nematicity, a correlated electronic state with broken rotational symmetry, has been reported in a host of metallic systems1-5 that exhibit this so-called quantum critical behaviour. In all cases, however, the nematicity is found to be intertwined with other forms of order, such as antiferromagnetism5-7 or charge-density-wave order8, that might themselves be responsible for the observed behaviour. The iron chalcogenide FeSe1-xSx is unique in this respect because its nematic order appears to exist in isolation9-11, although until now, the impact of nematicity on the electronic ground state has been obscured by superconductivity. Here we use high magnetic fields to destroy the superconducting state in FeSe1-xSx and follow the evolution of the electrical resistivity across the nematic quantum critical point. Classic signatures of quantum criticality are revealed: an enhancement in the coefficient of the T2 resistivity (due to electron-electron scattering) on approaching the critical point and, at the critical point itself, a strictly T-linear resistivity that extends over a decade in temperature T. In addition to revealing the phenomenon of nematic quantum criticality, the observation of T-linear resistivity at a nematic critical point also raises the question of whether strong nematic fluctuations play a part in the transport properties of other 'strange metals', in which T-linear resistivity is observed over an extended regime in their respective phase diagrams.
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Rosa PFS, Thomas SM, Balakirev FF, Bauer ED, Fernandes RM, Thompson JD, Ronning F, Jaime M. Enhanced Hybridization Sets the Stage for Electronic Nematicity in CeRhIn_{5}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 122:016402. [PMID: 31012717 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.016402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Revised: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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High magnetic fields induce a pronounced in-plane electronic anisotropy in the tetragonal antiferromagnetic metal CeRhIn_{5} at H^{*}≳30 T for fields ≃20° off the c axis. Here we investigate the response of the underlying crystal lattice in magnetic fields to 45 T via high-resolution dilatometry. At low fields, a finite magnetic field component in the tetragonal ab plane explicitly breaks the tetragonal (C_{4}) symmetry of the lattice revealing a finite nematic susceptibility. A modest a-axis expansion at H^{*} hence marks the crossover to a fluctuating nematic phase with large nematic susceptibility. Magnetostriction quantum oscillations confirm a Fermi surface change at H^{*} with the emergence of new orbits. By analyzing the field-induced change in the crystal-field ground state, we conclude that the in-plane Ce 4f hybridization is enhanced at H^{*}, in agreement with the in-plane lattice expansion. We argue that the nematic behavior observed in this prototypical heavy-fermion material is of electronic origin, and is driven by the hybridization between 4f and conduction electrons which carries the f-electron anisotropy to the Fermi surface.
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- P F S Rosa
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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Hao T. Exploring high temperature superconductivity mechanism from the conductivity equation obtained with the rate process theory and free volume concept. Chem Phys Lett 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2018.10.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Hristov AT, Palmstrom JC, Straquadine JAW, Merz TA, Hwang HY, Fisher IR. Measurement of elastoresistivity at finite frequency by amplitude demodulation. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2018; 89:103901. [PMID: 30399873 DOI: 10.1063/1.5031136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Elastoresistivity, the relation between resistivity and strain, can elucidate the subtle properties of the electronic structure of a material and is an increasingly important tool for the study of strongly correlated materials. To date, elastoresistivity measurements have predominantly been performed with quasi-static (DC) strain. In this work, we demonstrate a method using AC strain in elastoresistivity measurements. A sample experiencing AC strain has a time-dependent resistivity, which modulates the voltage produced by an AC current; this effect produces time-dependent variations in resistivity that are directly proportional to the elastoresistivity, and which can be measured more quickly, with less strain on the sample, and with less stringent requirements for temperature stability than the previous DC technique. Example measurements between 10 Hz and 3 kHz are performed on a material with a large, well-characterized and temperature dependent elastoresistivity: the representative iron-based superconductor Ba(Fe0.975Co0.025)2As2. These measurements yield a frequency independent elastoresistivity and reproduce results from previous DC elastoresistivity methods to within experimental accuracy. We emphasize that the dynamic (AC) elastoresistivity is a distinct material-specific property that has not previously been considered.
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- Alexander T Hristov
- Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Chen QY, Xu DF, Niu XH, Peng R, Xu HC, Wen CHP, Liu X, Shu L, Tan SY, Lai XC, Zhang YJ, Lee H, Strocov VN, Bisti F, Dudin P, Zhu JX, Yuan HQ, Kirchner S, Feng DL. Band Dependent Interlayer f-Electron Hybridization in CeRhIn_{5}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 120:066403. [PMID: 29481263 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.066403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Revised: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A key issue in heavy fermion research is how subtle changes in the hybridization between the 4f (5f) and conduction electrons can result in fundamentally different ground states. CeRhIn_{5} stands out as a particularly notable example: when replacing Rh with either Co or Ir, antiferromagnetism gives way to superconductivity. In this photoemission study of CeRhIn_{5}, we demonstrate that the use of resonant angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy with polarized light allows us to extract detailed information on the 4f crystal field states and details on the 4f and conduction electron hybridization, which together determine the ground state. We directly observe weakly dispersive Kondo resonances of f electrons and identify two of the three Ce 4f_{5/2}^{1} crystal-electric-field levels and band-dependent hybridization, which signals that the hybridization occurs primarily between the Ce 4f states in the CeIn_{3} layer and two more three-dimensional bands composed of the Rh 4d and In 5p orbitals in the RhIn_{2} layer. Our results allow us to connect the properties observed at elevated temperatures with the unusual low-temperature properties of this enigmatic heavy fermion compound.
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- Q Y Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- Center for Correlated Matter, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Center for Correlated Matter, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Theoretical Division and Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Center for Correlated Matter, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Center for Correlated Matter, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing 210093, China
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Jaime M, Corvalán Moya C, Weickert F, Zapf V, Balakirev FF, Wartenbe M, Rosa PFS, Betts JB, Rodriguez G, Crooker SA, Daou R. Fiber Bragg Grating Dilatometry in Extreme Magnetic Field and Cryogenic Conditions. SENSORS 2017; 17:s17112572. [PMID: 29117137 PMCID: PMC5713182 DOI: 10.3390/s17112572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Revised: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this work, we review single mode SiO2 fiber Bragg grating techniques for dilatometry studies of small single-crystalline samples in the extreme environments of very high, continuous, and pulsed magnetic fields of up to 150 T and at cryogenic temperatures down to <1 K. Distinct millimeter-long materials are measured as part of the technique development, including metallic, insulating, and radioactive compounds. Experimental strategies are discussed for the observation and analysis of the related thermal expansion and magnetostriction of materials, which can achieve a strain sensitivity (ΔL/L) as low as a few parts in one hundred million (≈10−8). The impact of experimental artifacts, such as those originating in the temperature dependence of the fiber’s index of diffraction, light polarization rotation in magnetic fields, and reduced strain transfer from millimeter-long specimens, is analyzed quantitatively using analytic models available in the literature. We compare the experimental results with model predictions in the small-sample limit, and discuss the uncovered discrepancies.
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- Marcelo Jaime
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
- Institute for Materials Science, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
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- Institute for Materials Science, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
- Gerencia de Materiales, Comisión Nacional de Energia Atómica, Avda. Gral. Paz 1499, B1650KNA San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Godoy Cruz 2290, C1425FQB Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Universidad Nacional Tres de Febrero, Valentín Gómez 4828, Caseros, B1678ABJ Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA.
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA.
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- Condensed Matter and Magnet Science Group, Materials, Physics, and Applications Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies Group, Materials, Physics, and Applications Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
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- Laboratoire de Cristallographie et Sciences des Matériaux, Normandie Université, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Caen, Université de Caen Normandie, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 14050 Caen, France.
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