摘要:
通过化学掺杂或者施加高压等调控手段抑制长程磁有序可以实现磁性量子临界点,在其附近往往伴随出现诸如非费米液体行为或者非常规超导电性等奇特物理现象.相比于化学掺杂,高压调控具有不引入晶格无序和精细调控等优点.利用能提供良好静水压环境的立方六面砧和活塞-圆筒高压低温测量装置,首先系统研究了具有双螺旋磁有序结构的CrAs和MnP单晶的高压电输运行为,分别在Pc≈0.8 GPa和8 GPa实现了它们的磁性量子临界点,并在Pc附近分别观察到Tc=2 K和1 K的超导电性,相继实现了铬基和锰基化合物超导体零的突破;然后,详细测量了FeSe单晶高压下的电阻率和交流磁化率,绘制了详尽的温度-压力相图,揭示了电子向列序、长程反铁磁序和超导相之间的相互竞争关系,特别是在接近磁有序消失的临界点Pc≈6 GPa附近观察到T maxc=38.5 K的高温超导电性,表明临界反铁磁涨落对FeSe中的高温超导电性起重要作用.
Abstract:
Magnetic quantum critical point (QCP) arises when a long-range magnetic order occurring at finite temperature can be suppressed to absolute zero temperature by using chemical substitutions or exerting high pressure. Exotic phenomena such as the non-Fermi-liquid behaviors or the unconventional superconductivity are frequently observed near the magnetic QCP. In comparison with chemical substitutions, the application of high pressure has some advantages in the sense that it introduces no chemical disorder and can approach the QCP in a very precise manner. In this article, our recent progress in exploring the unconventional superconductors in the vicinity of pressure-induced magnetic QCP is reviewed. By utilizing the piston-cylinder and cubic-anvil-cell apparatus that can maintain a relatively good hydrostatic pressure condition, we first investigated systematically the effect of pressure on the electrical transport properties of the helimagnetic CrAs and MnP. We discovered for the first time the emergence of superconductivity below Tc=2 K and 1 K near their pressure-induced magnetic QCPs at Pc≈0.8 GPa and 8 GPa for CrAs and MnP, respectively. They represent the first superconductor among the Cr- and Mn-based compounds, and thus open a new avenue to searching novel superconductors in the Cr-and Mn-based systems. Then, we constructed the most comprehensive temperature-pressure phase diagram of FeSe single crystal based on detailed measurements of high-pressure resistivity and alternating current magnetic susceptibility. We uncovered a dome-shaped magnetic phase superseding the nematic order, and observed the sudden enhancement of superconductivity with T maxc = 38.5 K accompanied with the suppression of magnetic order. Our results revealed explicitly the competing nature of nematic order, antiferromagnetic order, and superconductivity, and how the high-Tc superconductivity is achieved by suppressing the long-range antiferromagnetic order, suggesting the important role of antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations for the Cooper paring. These aforementioned results demonstrated that high pressure is an effective approach to exploring or investigating the anomalous phenomena of strongly correlated electronic systems by finely tuning the competing electronic orders.
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