The unique electronic and crystal structures driven by external pressure in transition metal chalcogenides (TMCs) can host emergent quantum states. Here we report pressure-induced metallization, nontrivial $Z_2$ band topology and superconductivity in TMC $\mathrm{Ta}_2 \mathrm{Ni}_3 \mathrm{Te}_5$. Our electrical transport measurements show that the metallization emerges at 3.3 GPa, followed by appearance of the superconductivity at $P_{\mathrm{c}}$ = 21.3 GPa with $T_{\mathrm{c}} \sim$ 0.4 K. Room-temperature synchrotron x-ray diffraction experiments demonstrate the stability of the pristine orthorhombic structure upon compression. Our first-principles calculations further reveal a topological phase transition (from $Z_2=0$ to $Z_2=1$), which occurs after $\mathrm{Ta}_2 \mathrm{Ni}_3 \mathrm{Te}_5$ is turned into an electron-hole compensated semimetal by pressure. The pressure-induced superconductivity at $P_{\mathrm{c}}$ could be attributed to the abruptly enhanced density of states at the Fermi level. These findings demonstrate that $\mathrm{Ta}_2 \mathrm{Ni}_3 \mathrm{Te}_5$ is a new platform for realizing exotic quantum phenomena in TMCs, as well as exploring the interplay between topological property and superconductivity.
Layered transition-metal chalcogenides (Zr,Hf)GeTe$_{4}$ were screened out from database of Atomwork as a candidate for pressure-induced superconductivity due to their narrow band gap and high density of state near the Fermi level. The (Zr,Hf)GeTe$_{4}$ samples were synthesized in single crystal and then the compositional ratio, crystal structures, and valence states were investigated via energy dispersive spectrometry, single crystal X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, respectively. The pressure-induced superconductivity in both crystals were first time reported by using …
We present the results of a study of the vortex lattice (VL) of the nickel chalcogenide superconductor TlNi2Se2, using small angle neutron scattering. This superconductor has the same crystal symmetry as the iron arsenide materials. Previous work points to it being a two-gap superconductor, with an unknown pairing mechanism. No structural transitions in the vortex lattice are seen in the phase diagram, arguing against d-wave gap symmetry. Empirical fits of the temperature-dependence of the form factor and penetration depth rule out a simple s-wave model, supporting the presence of nodes in the…
Orbital superconductivity, defects and pinned nematic fluctuations in the doped iron chalcogenide FeSe$_{0.45}$Te$_{0.55}$
我们表明，差分电导，$dI/dV$，通过光谱成像扫描隧道显微镜测量的掺杂铁硫属化物FeSe $_{0.45}$ Te $_{0.55}$，具有一系列的特征，允许一个提取的超导间隙的轨道结构。这在两个类空穴费米面上产生了近各向同性的超导带隙，而在类电子费米面上产生了强各向异性的带隙。此外，我们表明，钉扎由缺陷的涨落可以引起一个哑铃状的空间结构的诱导杂质束缚态，并解释了相关的$C_2$ -对称性的傅立叶变换微分电导。
The relationship between charge-density-wave (CDW) and superconductivity (SC), two vital physical phases in condensed matter physics, has always been the focus of scientists' research over the past decades. Motivated by this research hotspot, we systematically studied the physical properties of the layered telluride chalcogenide superconductors CuIr2-xAlxTe4. Through the resistance and magnetization measurements, we found that the CDW order was destroyed by a small amount of Al doping. Meanwhile, the superconducting transition temperature (Tc) kept changing with the change of doping amount and…
We report the crystal structure, charge-density-wave (CDW), superconductivity (SC), and ferromagnetism (FM) in CuIr2-xCrxTe4 chalcogenides. Powder x-ray diffraction (PXRD) results reveal that CuIr2-xCrxTe4 series are distinguished between two structural types and three different regions: (i) layered trigonal structure region, (ii) mixed phase regions, (iii) spinel structure region. Besides, Cr substitution for Ir site results in rich physical properties including the collapse of CDW, the formation of dome-shaped like SC, and the emergence of magnetism. Cr doping slightly elevates the supercond…
Here we report the first observation of superconductivity in the AB2X4-type ternary telluride CuIr2Te4, which is synthesized by a solid-state method in an evacuated quartz jacket. It adopts a disordered trigonal structure with space group P3m1 (No. 164), which embodies a two-dimensional IrTe2 layers and intercalated by Cu between the layers. We use a combination of experimental and first principles calculation analysis to look insight into the structural and physical properties. CuIr2Te4 consistently exhibited a bulk superconductivity transition at 2.5 K in electrical resistivity, magnetic sus…
Here we report the effect of structural and superconductivity properties on Ru doped CuIr2Te4 telluride chalcogenide. XRD results suggest that the CuIr2-xRuxTe4 maintain the disordered trigonal structure with space group P3m1 (No. 164) for x less than 0.3. The lattice constants, a and c, both decrease with increasing Ru content. Temperature-dependent resistivity, magnetic susceptibility and specific-heat measurements are performed to characterize the superconducting properties systematically. Our results suggest that the optimal doping level for superconductivity in CuIr2-xRuxTe4 is x = 0.05, …
We have investigated the Se isotope effect in layered bismuth chalcogenide (BiCh2-based) superconductor LaO0.6F0.4Bi(S,Se)2 with 76Se and 80Se. For all examined samples, the Se concentration, which is linked to the superconducting properties, is successfully controlled within x = 1.09-1.14 in LaO0.6F0.4BiS2-xSex. From the magnetization and electrical resistivity measurements, changes in Tc are not observed for the LaO0.6F0.4Bi(S,Se)2 samples with 76Se and 80Se isotopes. Our results suggest that pairing in the BiCh2-based superconductors is not mediated by phonons, and unconventional supercondu…
Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy of Iron-Chalcogenide Superconductor Fe1.03Te0.7Se0.3 : Strong-Coupling Superconductivity and Universality of Inter-Band Scattering
The metal-metal bond in metal-rich chalcogenide is known to exhibit various structures and dominate interesting physical properties. Ta2Se can be obtained by both arc-melting and solid-state pellet methods. Ta2Se crystallizes a layered tetragonal structure with space group P4/nmm (S.G.129, Pearson symbol tP6). Each unit cell consists of four layers of body-centered closed packing Ta atoms sandwiched between two square nets of Se atoms, forming the Se-Ta-Ta-Ta-Ta-Se networks. A combined result of magnetic susceptibility, resistivity, and heat capacity measurements on Ta2Se indicate the bulk sup…
We report the anomalous charge density wave (CDW) state evolution and dome-like superconductivity (SC) in CuIr2Te4-xSex series. Room temperature powder X ray-diffraction (PXRD) results indicate that CuIr2Te4-xSex compounds retain the same structure as the host CuIr2Te4 and the unit cell constants a and c manifest a linear decline with increasing Se content. Magnetization, resistivity and heat capacity results suggest that superconducting transition temperature (Tc) exhibits a weak dome-like variation as substituting Te by Se with the maximum Tc = 2.83 K for x = 0.1 followed by suppression in T…
We report the effect of pressure on the electrical transport properties of the four-layer-type bismuth chalcogenide semiconductors LaOPbBiS$_{3}$ and La$_{2}$O$_{2}$Bi$_{3}$AgS$_{6}$ and present the discovery of a pressure-induced superconductivity. In both compounds, the semiconductorlike behavior concomitant with an anomaly in the more insulating state is gradually suppressed with increasing pressure while the superconductivity develops. The obtained phase diagrams, in sharp contrast with the interplay between the conventional charge density waves and superconductivity, suggest that the enha…
Topological superconductivity has been sought for in a variety of heterostructure systems, the interest being that a material displaying such a phenomenon could prove to be the ideal platform to support Majorana fermions, which in turn could be the basis for advanced qubit technologies. Recently the high Tc family of superconductors, $FeSe_{x}Te_{1-x}$, have been shown to exhibit the property of topological superconductivity and further, evidence has been found for the presence of Majorana fermions. We have studied the interplay of topology, magnetism and superconductivity in the $FeSe_{x}Te_{…
We report the effects of Ce substitution on structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of layered bismuth-chalcogenide La1-xCexOBiSSe (x = 0-0.9), which are newly obtained in this study. Metallic conductivity was observed for x > 0.1 because of electron carriers induced by mixed valence of Ce ions, as revealed by bond valence sum calculation and magnetization measurements. Zero resistivity and clear diamagnetic susceptibility were obtained for x = 0.2-0.6, indicating the emergence of bulk superconductivity in these compounds. Dome-shaped superconductivity phase diagram with the highest tr…
Superconductivity vs bound state formation in a two-band superconductor with small Fermi energy -- applications to Fe-pnictides/chalcogenides and doped SrTiO3
Multi-gap nodeless superconductivity in nickel chalcogenide TlNi2Se2
对TlNi $_2$ Se $_2$单晶进行了低温热导率的测量，$T_c$ $\simeq$为3.7 K.在零场下，$T$ $\rightarrow$ 0 K（$κ_0/T$）的剩余电子贡献与总热导率很好地分离，总热导率小于其正常状态值的0.45%.如此微小的残留$κ_0/T$不太可能是由节状准粒子贡献的。无节点间隙结构得到了低磁场中$κ_0(H)/T$非常弱的场依赖性的支持。在整个场范围内，$κ_0(H)/T$呈现“$S$“形曲线，如在镍磷属元素化物BaNi $_2$ As $_2$和SrNi $_2$ P $_2$的情况。镍基超导体的这一共同特征可以用多个无结超导带隙来解释。
The interplay among topology, superconductivity, and magnetism promises to bring a plethora of exotic and unintuitive behaviors in emergent quantum materials. The family of Fe-chalcogenide superconductors FeTexSe1-x are directly relevant in this context due to their intrinsic topological band structure, high-temperature superconductivity, and unconventional pairing symmetry. Despite enormous promise and expectation, the local magnetic properties of FeTexSe1-x remain largely unexplored, which prevents a comprehensive understanding of their underlying material properties. Exploiting nitrogen vac…
Superconductivity mediated by the antiferromagnetic spin-wave in chalcogenide iron-base superconductors
K $_{0.8+x}$ Fe $_{1.6+y}$ Se $_2$等铁基硒化物超导体的基态都是掺杂反铁磁半导体。在这些材料中，存在定义明确的铁局域矩，其能量与传导电子的能量通过大的带隙分开。我们建议，该系统的低能物理是由一个模型的相互作用的电子与现场铁磁交换相互作用和站点间的超交换相互作用的哈密顿量。我们在线性自旋波近似下导出了电子的有效配对势，并证明了这些材料中的超导性可以通过介导相干自旋波激发来驱动。我们的工作为中子散射和其他实验观察到的超导和反铁磁长程序共存提供了一个自然的解释。
Interface-Induced Superconductivity in Magnetic Topological Insulator-Iron Chalcogenide Heterostructures
The Pennsylvania State University（宾夕法尼亚州立大学）；Rutgers University（罗格斯大学）；University of Washington（华盛顿大学）；Chinese Academy of Sciences（中国科学院）；Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University（宾夕法尼亚州立大学材料研究所）；National High Magnetic Field Laboratory（国家高磁场实验室）；Paul Scherrer Institute（保罗谢尔研究所）；National Institute of Standards and Technology（美国国家标准与技术研究院）
The interplay between superconductivity and charge density wave (CDW)/metal-to-insulator transition (MIT) has long been interested and studied in condensed matter physics. Here we study systematically the charge density wave and superconductivity properties in the solid solutions Zn1-xCuxIr2-yN(N = Al, Ti, Rh)yTe4. Resistivity, magnetic susceptibility and specific heat measurements indicate that the CDW state was suppressed immediately while the superconducting critical temperature (Tc) differs from each system. In the Al- and Ti-substitution cases, Tc increase as y increases and reaches a max…
Structural, Magnetic and Electronic Properties of the Iron-Chalcogenide A$_x$Fe$_{2-y}$Se$_2$ (A=K, Cs, Rb, Tl and etc.) Superconductors
本文报道了一种新的铁硫系超导体A $_x$ Fe $_{2-y}$ Se $_2$（A=K，Cs，Rb，Tl等）的发现。铁基超导体具有许多独特的性质，如母体化合物可能的绝缘状态、铁空位的存在及其有序性、一种新的磁结构及其与超导电性的相互作用，以及不同于其它铁基超导体的特殊电子结构等，引起了人们的广泛关注。本文对这种新型超导体的结构、磁性和电子学性质作了简要的评述，重点讨论了它的电子结构和超导能隙。在论文的最后讨论了问题和未来前景。
Layered metal chalcogenide materials provide a versatile platform to investigate emergent phenomena and two-dimensional (2D) superconductivity at/near the atomically thin limit. In particular, gate-induced interfacial superconductivity realized by the use of an electric-double-layer transistor (EDLT) has greatly extended the capability to electrically induce superconductivity in oxides, nitrides and transition metal chalcogenides and enable one to explore new physics, such as the Ising pairing mechanism. Exploiting gate-induced superconductivity in various materials can provide us with additio…
Experimental Observation of Incoherent-Coherent Crossover and Orbital Dependent Band Renormalization in Iron Chalcogenide Superconductors
电子关联水平一直是理解超导电性本质的关键问题之一。在铁基超导体中，铁硫族化合物家族表现出最强的电子关联。为了测量相关强度，我们进行了系统的角度分辨光电子能谱研究的铁硫族化物系列Fe $_{1+y}$ Se $_x$ Te $_{1-x}$（0 $<$ x $<$ 0.59），一个模型系统具有最简单的结构。我们的测量揭示了一个非相干相干交叉的电子结构中的硒比的增加和系统从弱本地化更巡回状态的演变。此外，我们发现，有效质量的带占主导地位的d $_{xy}$轨道字符显着降低，增加硒比相比，d $_{xz}$ /d $_{yz}$轨道占主导地位的频带。关联能级随轨道的变化与能带结构重正化的理论计算一致，有助于理解Fe $_{1+y}$ Se $_x$ Te $_{1-x}$的超导起始.
We show that the quantum charge and spin fluctuations, while sufficiently renormalizing the magnetic order parameter, do not destroy the coexistence phase of chiral d+id superconductivity and 120-degree spin ordering in a strongly correlated 2D system with a triangular lattice. The nontrivial topology characterized by the topological invariant N3 is also preserved. It is shown that the Majorana mode exist among edge states in the topologically nontrivial phase. The spatial structure of such mode is determined. The spin and charge fluctuations shift the critical values of electron density at wh…
Elucidating the magnetic and superconducting phases in the alkali metal intercalated iron chalcogenides
复杂的叉指相极大地挫败了试图记录碱金属插层铁硫属化合物中超导性的基本特征的尝试。在这里，使用弹性中子散射，能量色散X射线光谱，和电阻率测量，我们阐明这些阶段的关系Rb $_{1-δ}$ Fe $_y$ Se $_{2-z}$ S $_z$。我们发现：i）铁含量在稳定具有菱形铁空位有序的条纹反铁磁（AF）相方面是关键的（$y\approx1.5$），具有$\sqrt{5}\times \sqrt{5}$铁空位顺序的块AF相（$y\approx1.6$）和无铁空位相（$y\approx2$）;（二）超导相（$z=0$）演变成具有硫取代的金属相（$z>1.5$），这是由于电子相关强度的逐渐降低。条AF相和块AF相都是莫特绝缘体。我们的数据表明，这三个阶段之间存在可扩展性差距。铁含量中存在的溶解间隙是理解这些复杂相之间关系的关键。
