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Quantum critical point and superconducting dome in the pressure phase diagram of o-TaS3

M. Monteverde, J. Lorenzana, P. Monceau, M. Núñez-Regueiro

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.88.180504 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

We measure the electrical resistance of o-TaS3 between 1 and 300 K under pressures up to 20 GPa. We observe a gradual decrease of the charge density wave transition temperature TCDW with increasing pressure P following a mean field quantum fluctuation power law TCDW=215K[(PC−P)/PC]γ with a quantum critical point at a pressure PC=11.5GPa and γ≈0.5. Around the quantum critical point (QCP) we observe a superconducting dome with a maximum superconducting transition temperature Tc=3.1K. Such dome is similar to superconducting domes around other types of order suggesting that the QCP is directly responsible for the enhancement of superconductivity through a universal mechanism still not well understood.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
TaS3

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3.111.5 GPaunknown
TaS3

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3.38 GPaonset
NbSe3

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—Pressure not reportedunknown
(TaS4)2I

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—Pressure not reportedunknown

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