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Stress-induced metal-to-nonmetal transition in the quasi-one-dimensional superconductor Tl2Mo6Se6

G. X. Tessema, Y. T. Tseng, M. J. Skove, E. P. Stillwell, R. Brusetti, P. Monceau, M. Potel, P. Gougeon

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.43.3434 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

We report a study of the effect of uniaxial stress on the electrical properties of Tl2Mo6Se6. Stress suppresses the superconducting transition temperature and induces a metal-to-nonmetal phase transition. Nonlinear I-V characteristics and broadband noise measurements in the semiconducting phase suggest that the transition may be due to the formation of a charge-density or spin-density wave. A transition temperature Tp=15±3 K and energy gap Eg=57 K are deduced from resistance measurements in the nonmetallic state.

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Tl2Mo6Se6

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Tl2Mo6Se6

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Tl2Mo6Se6

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7Pressure not reportedonset

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