Multi-orbital quantum materials with strong interactions can host a variety of novel phases. In this work we study the possibility of interaction-driven superconductivity in the iridate compound Sr$_2$IrO$_4$ under strain and doping. We find numerous regimes of strain-induced superconductivity in which the pairing structure depends on model parameters. Spin-fluctuation mediated superconductivity is modeled by a Hubbard-Kanamori model with an effective particle-particle interaction, calculated via the random phase approximation. Magnetic orders are found using the Stoner criterion. The most likely superconducting order we find has $d$-wave pairing, predominantly in the total angular momentum, $J=1/2$ states. Moreover, an $s_{\pm}$-order which mixes different bands is found at high Hund's coupling, and at high strain anisotropic $s$- and $d$-wave orders emerge. Finally, we show that in a fine-tuned region of parameters a spin-triplet $p$-wave order exists. The combination of strong spin-orbit coupling, interactions, and a sensitivity of the band structure to strain proves a fruitful avenue for engineering new quantum phases.
Nematic fluctuations mediated superconductivity revealed by anisotropic strain in Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$)$_2$As$_2$
各向异性应变是一种能够选择性地解决超导涨落在促进超导性中的作用的外部场。我们证明了这一点,使用偏振分辨的弹性拉曼散射探测下的正常和超导状态的典型的铁基超导体Ba(Fe $_{1-x}$ Co $_x$)$_2$ As $_2$的应变下的电子涨落的演变。在非超导的母体化合物BaFe $_2$ As $_2$中,我们观察到了应变引起的超导磁化率的抑制,它遵循了对称破缺场下伊辛序参量的预期行为。对于超导化合物,超导磁化率的抑制与超导临界温度$T_c$的降低有关。我们的研究结果表明,一个显着的贡献,电子配对和增强$T_c$附近的一个量子临界点的理论方案验证的涨落。
Gigantic anisotropic uniaxial pressure effect on superconductivity within the CuO2 plane of La1.64Eu0.2Sr0.16CuO4 - strain control of stripe criticality
Reversible tuning of magnetic order and intrinsic superconductivity in strained FeTe films via stoichiometry control
Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences(北京量子信息科学研究院);Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院物理研究所);University of Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院大学);Renmin University of China(中国人民大学);Shanxi Normal University(山西师范大学);Tsinghua University(清华大学)
Direct evidence for the absence of coupling between shear strain and superconductivity in Sr2RuO4
Toyota Riken–Kyoto University Research Center (TRiKUC)(丰田理研-京都大学研究中心);Department of Electronic Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University(京都大学工学研究科电子科学工程系);Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur(坎普尔印度理工学院物理系);Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia(不列颠哥伦比亚大学欧文·K·巴伯理学院);Institute for Theoretical Physics, ETH Zürich(苏黎世联邦理工学院理论物理研究所)
Strain-Tuned Nodal Superconductivity in the Charge-Ordered Kagome Metal CsV$_3$Sb$_5$
Okayama University(冈山大学);Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院物理研究所);Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics(北京凝聚态物理国家实验室);Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced High-Field Superconducting Materials and Engineering(福建省先进高场超导材料与工程协同创新中心);College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University(福建师范大学物理与能源学院);Guang’an Institute of Technology
Strain-Induced Helical Superconductivity and the Zero-Field Diode Effect
Institute for Theory of Condensed Matter, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology(卡尔斯鲁厄理工学院凝聚态理论研究所);Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology(卡尔斯鲁厄理工学院量子材料与技术研究所)
Strain-driven nematicity of the odd-parity superconductivity in Sr$_x$Bi$_2$Se$_3$
我们提出了一个新的实验证据,在掺杂的拓扑绝缘体Sr $_x$ Bi $_2$ Se $_3$的高质量单晶奇宇称超导性。X射线衍射分析表明,生长的单晶体在基面内沿晶轴之一有弱的拉伸或单轴压缩。我们表明,在超导状态下,上临界磁场$H_{c2}$具有双重旋转对称性,并取决于应变的符号:在拉伸的样品中,最大的$H_{c2}$时,实现面内磁场是横向于应变轴,而在压缩的样品中观察到这个最大值时,该字段是沿应变方向。这一结果自然解释的奇宇称超导耦合到应变的框架内。正常状态下的磁电阻与电流方向无关,并且具有双重旋转对称性,这证明了正常状态下电子系统的向列性。
Unifying Strain-driven and Pressure-driven Superconductivity in La$_{3}$Ni$_{2}$O$_{7}$: Suppressed charge/spin density waves and enhanced interlayer coupling
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院大学);Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院);Beihang University(北京航空航天大学)
Strain-driven attenuation of superconductivity in heteroepitaxial perovskite/YBCO/perovskite thin films
为了区分应变和磁性对$c$轴$_{2/3}$ Ca $_{1/3}$ MnO $_3$ /YBa $_2$ Cu $_3$ O $_{7-δ}$(LCMO/YBCO)异质结构中超导电性的影响,我们研究了使用铁磁LCMO或顺磁LaNiO $_3$(LNO)作为钙钛矿的钙钛矿/YBCO/钙钛矿薄膜。对于晶格对称匹配的比较,我们还使用正交PrBa $_2$ Cu $_3$ O $_{7-δ}$(PBCO)代替伪立方钙钛矿。与PBCO/YBCO/PBCO不同的是,当YBCO层厚度从21.4 nm减小到5.4 nm时,LCMO/YBCO/LCMO和LNO/YBCO/LNO三层都表现出超导$T_c$的强烈衰减。我们的研究结果表明,异质外延应变,而不是长程邻近效应,是负责长的长度尺度的$T_c$衰减观察到的$c$轴LCMO/YBCO异质结构。
Strain induced superconductivity in the parent compound BaFe2As2
在SrTiO_3衬底上生长的单层FeSe(体相Tc =8K)薄膜中发现了转变温度高达65K的超导电性(SC),引起了人们对铁基薄膜的特别关注。高Tc是从氧空位衬底到FeSe薄膜的电子转移和晶格拉伸应变的组合效应的结果。在这里,我们证明了SC的实现在母体化合物BaFe2As2(没有散装Tc)只是通过拉伸晶格应变没有电荷掺杂。研究了在Fe缓冲MgAl 2 O 4单晶衬底上外延BaFe 2 As 2薄膜中应变与SC之间的相互作用。Fe和FeAs亚晶格之间的强界面键合增加了由于晶格失配导致的反铁磁自旋密度波的抑制,并诱导SC与体Tc?一万这些结果突出了结构变化在控制铁基超导体相图中的作用。
Nearly perfect Fermi surface nesting in hole-doped La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ enables bulk superconductivity without pressure or strain
NYU-ECNU Institute of Physics, NYU Shanghai(纽约大学-华东师范大学物理研究所,上海纽约大学);Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, East China Normal University(华东师范大学极化材料与器件教育部重点实验室);Department of Physics, Brown University(布朗大学物理系);Department of Physics, New York University(纽约大学物理系)
Interface-induced superconductivity and strain-dependent spin density wave in FeSe/SrTiO3 thin films
铁基高温超导体(Fe-HTS's)的超导转变温度(Tc)一直保持在56 K。最近,在SrTiO_3衬底上生长的单层FeSe薄膜中,有新的65 K Tc记录的迹象。在这里,与原位光电子能谱测量,我们证实了自旋密度波(SDW)在FeSe薄膜,Fe-HTS的一个关键成分,在FeSe之前,这是错过了减弱与厚度增加或应变减少。我们表明,超导性发生时,从氧空位基板转移的电子抑制,否则最明显的SDW在单层FeSe。除了提供对FeSe薄膜的全面理解和进一步提高其Tc的方向外,我们还建立了FeSe与晶格常数的相图,其中包含了Fe-HTS的所有基本物理特性。它具有结构最简单、成分最纯净、调谐参数单一等优点,是铁基高温超导理论测试的理想设备。
Electron-like high-temperature superconductivity induced by compressive strain in La2PrNi2O7 thin films
University of Science and Technology of China(中国科学技术大学);Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China(中国科学技术大学合肥微尺度物质科学国家研究中心);Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University(南京大学先进微观结构协同创新中心);Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China(中国科学技术大学合肥国家实验室)