arXivDaily arXiv每日学术速递 周一至周五更新
arXiv 2102.00437cond-mat.mtrl-sci
收藏

单斜EuSn $_2$ As $_2$:一种新的高压网络结构

Monoclinic EuSn$_2$As$_2$: A Novel High-Pressure Network Structure

Lin Zhao, Changjiang Yi, Chang-Tian Wang, Zhenhua Chi, Yunyu Yin, Xiaoli Ma, Jianhong Dai, Pengtao Yang, Binbin Yue, Jinguang Cheng, Fang Hong, Jian-Tao Wang, Y… 展开作者

Lin Zhao, Changjiang Yi, Chang-Tian Wang, Zhenhua Chi, Yunyu Yin, Xiaoli Ma, Jianhong Dai, Pengtao Yang, Binbin Yue, Jinguang Cheng, Fang Hong, Jian-Tao Wang, Yonghao Han, Youguo Shi, Xiaohui Yu

摘要:

EuSn $_2$ As $_2$的层状晶体具有菱面体($R\bar{3}m$)对称性的Bi $_2$ Te $_3$型结构,并且已被证实在环境条件下是内禀磁性拓扑绝缘体。结合{ \it ab initio}计算和\emph{in-situ} x射线衍射测量,我们确定了一个新的单斜EuSn $_2$ As $_2$结构,在$\sim$ 14 GPa以上具有$C2/m$对称性.它是由层状EuSn $_2$ As $_2$通过Sn-Sn原子和As-As原子在SnAs层间依次连接的两阶段重构机制转变而来的,由蜂窝状的Sn片和锯齿状的As链组成的三维网络结构。通过声子模分析验证了其结构的动态稳定性。电阻测量揭示了绝缘体-金属-超导体转变在低温下约5和15 GPa,分别根据结构转换,和超导性与\textit{T} ${\rm {_C}}$值为$\sim 4$ K观察到高达30.8 GPa。这些结果建立了一个高压EuSn $_2$ As $_2$相,具有有趣的结构和电子性质,并扩展了我们对层状磁性拓扑绝缘体的理解。

英文摘要:

The layered crystal of EuSn$_2$As$_2$ has a Bi$_2$Te$_3$-type structure in rhombohedral ($R\bar{3}m$) symmetry and has been confirmed to be an intrinsic magnetic topological insulator at ambient conditions. Combining {\it ab initio} calculations and \emph{in-situ} x-ray diffraction measurements, we identify a new monoclinic EuSn$_2$As$_2$ structure in $C2/m$ symmetry above $\sim$14 GPa. It has a three-dimensional network made up of honeycomb-like Sn sheets and zigzag As chains, transformed from the layered EuSn$_2$As$_2$ via a two-stage reconstruction mechanism with the connecting of Sn-Sn and As-As atoms successively between the buckled SnAs layers. Its dynamic structural stability has been verified by phonon mode analysis. Electrical resistance measurements reveal an insulator-metal-superconductor transition at low temperature around 5 and 15 GPa, respectively, according to the structural conversion, and the superconductivity with a \textit{T}${\rm {_C}}$ value of $\sim 4$ K is observed up to 30.8 GPa. These results establish a high-pressure EuSn$_2$As$_2$ phase with intriguing structural and electronic properties and expand our understandings about the layered magnetic topological insulators.

机构、总结、中文摘要均由AI分析而来,可能存在错误,请以论文正文为准。

↑