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arXiv 2003.12860cond-mat.mtrl-scicond-mat.supr-con
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Weyl半金属T_d-MoTe_2的压力诱导拓扑量子相变

Pressure induced topological quantum phase transition in Weyl semimetal T_d-MoTe_2

Z. Guguchia, A. M. dos Santos, F. O. von Rohr, J. J. Molaison, S. Banerjee, D. Rhodes, J. -X. Yin, R. Khasanov, J. Hone, Y. J. Uemura, M. -Z. Hasan, H. Luetkens… 展开作者

Z. Guguchia, A. M. dos Santos, F. O. von Rohr, J. J. Molaison, S. Banerjee, D. Rhodes, J. -X. Yin, R. Khasanov, J. Hone, Y. J. Uemura, M. -Z. Hasan, H. Luetkens, E. S. Bozin, A. Amato

摘要:

本文报道了外尔半金属T_d-MoTe_2晶体结构在压力(p_(max)= 1.5GPa)下的中子衍射实验。我们发现,在临界压力p_cr = 1.2GPa时,T_d的基本非中心对称结构被完全抑制,转变为中心对称的1 T '结构。这是压力诱导的量子相变(QPT)拓扑之间的一个平凡的电子状态的强有力的证据。虽然拓扑QPT对磁电阻有很强的影响,但有趣的是,超导临界温度T_c、超流密度和SC带隙在p_cr上都是平滑连续的变化,没有发现伴随T_d结构抑制的突然效应。这意味着T_c和SC配对强度不受拓扑QPT的影响。然而,QPT需要在SC间隙对称性从非平凡的S+-平凡的S++状态,我们在这项工作中讨论的变化。我们的拓扑QPT的结构和超导性能的系统表征提供了深刻的洞察,在这种拓扑量子材料的压力诱导相图。

英文摘要:

We report the pressure (p_max = 1.5 GPa) evolution of the crystal structure of the Weyl semimetal T_d-MoTe_2 by means of neutron diffraction experiments. We find that the fundamental non-centrosymmetric structure T_d is fully suppressed and transforms into a centrosymmertic 1T' structure at a critical pressure of p_cr = 1.2 GPa. This is strong evidence for a pressure induced quantum phase transition (QPT) between topological to a trivial electronic state. Although the topological QPT has strong effect on magnetoresistance, it is interesting that the superconducting critical temperature T_c, the superfluid density, and the SC gap all change smoothly and continuously across p_cr and no sudden effects are seen concomitantly with the suppression of the T_d structure. This implies that the T_c, and thus the SC pairing strength, is unaffected by the topological QPT. However, the QPT requires the change in the SC gap symmetry from non-trivial s+- to a trivial s++ state, which we discuss in this work. Our systematic characterizations of the structure and superconducting properties associated with the topological QPT provide deep insight into the pressure induced phase diagram in this topological quantum material.

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