scholarly journals Structural phase transition and superconductivity hierarchy in 1T-TaS2 under pressure up to 100 GPa

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Dong ◽  
Quanjun Li ◽  
Shujia Li ◽  
Xuhan Shi ◽  
Shifeng Niu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Phase ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Phonon Coupling ◽  
Structural Phase Transitions ◽  
Strong Electron ◽  
Electron Phonon Coupling ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Dome Shape ◽  
Enhanced Superconductivity

AbstractThe adoption of high pressure not only reinforces the comprehension of the structure and exotic electronic states of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) but also promotes the discovery of intriguing phenomena. Here, 1T-TaS2 was investigated up to 100 GPa, and re-enhanced superconductivity was found with structural phase transitions. The discovered I4/mmm TaS2 presents strong electron–phonon coupling, revealing a good superconductivity of the nonlayered structure. The P–T phase diagram shows a dome shape centered at ~20 GPa, which is attributed to the distortion of the 1T structure. Accompanied by the transition to nonlayered structure above 44.5 GPa, the superconducting critical temperature shows an increasing trend and reaches ~7 K at the highest studied pressure, presenting superior superconductivity compared to the original layered structure. It is unexpected that the pressure-induced re-enhanced superconductivity was observed in TMDs, and the transition from a superconductor with complicated electron-pairing mechanism to a phonon-mediated superconductor would expand the field of pressure-modified superconductivity.

Structural distortion and electronic states of Rb doped WO3 by X-ray absorption spectroscopy

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (109) ◽  
pp. 107871-107877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. C. Wang ◽  
C. H. Hsu ◽  
Y. Y. Hsu ◽  
C. C. Chang ◽  
C. L. Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Phase ◽  
Electronic States ◽  
Phonon Coupling ◽  
Structural Phase Transitions ◽  
Superconducting Properties ◽  
Strong Electron ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Electron Phonon Coupling ◽  
Complex Structural ◽  
X Ray Absorption

Rubidium tungsten bronzes (RbxWO3) have recently attracted much attention due to their intriguing phenomena, such as complex structural phase transitions, strong electron–phonon coupling, and superconducting properties.

scholarly journals Direct observation of excitonic instability in Ta2NiSe5

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwangrae Kim ◽  
Hoon Kim ◽  
Jonghwan Kim ◽  
Changil Kwon ◽  
Jun Sung Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Direct Observation ◽  
Structural Phase ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
Phonon Coupling ◽  
Strong Electron ◽  
Weiss Temperature ◽  
Excitonic Insulator ◽  
Electron Phonon Coupling ◽  
Low Temperature Phase

AbstractCoulomb attraction between electrons and holes in a narrow-gap semiconductor or a semimetal is predicted to lead to an elusive phase of matter dubbed excitonic insulator. However, direct observation of such electronic instability remains extremely rare. Here, we report the observation of incipient divergence in the static excitonic susceptibility of the candidate material Ta2NiSe5 using Raman spectroscopy. Critical fluctuations of the excitonic order parameter give rise to quasi-elastic scattering of B2g symmetry, whose intensity grows inversely with temperature toward the Weiss temperature of TW ≈ 237 K, which is arrested by a structural phase transition driven by an acoustic phonon of the same symmetry at TC = 325 K. Concurrently, a B2g optical phonon becomes heavily damped to the extent that its trace is almost invisible around TC, which manifests a strong electron-phonon coupling that has obscured the identification of the low-temperature phase as an excitonic insulator for more than a decade. Our results unambiguously reveal the electronic origin of the phase transition.

scholarly journals Strain Induced Phase Transition of WS2 by Local Dewetting of Au/Mica Film upon Annealing

Surfaces ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Tomasz Kosmala ◽  
Pawel Palczynski ◽  
Matteo Amati ◽  
Luca Gregoratti ◽  
Hikmet Sezen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Thermal Annealing ◽  
Tensile Strain ◽  
Structural Phase ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Threshold Strain ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Phase Engineering

Here, we present a proof-of-concept experiment where phase engineering at the nanoscale of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) flakes (from semiconducting 2H phase to metallic 1T phase) can be achieved by thermal annealing of a TMDC/Au/mica system. The local dewetting of Au particles and resulting tensile strain produced on the TMDC flakes, strongly bound to the Au surface through effective S-Au bonds, can induce a local structural phase transition. An important role is also played by the defects induced by the thermal annealing: when vacancies are present, the threshold strain needed to trigger the phase transition is significantly reduced. Scanning photoelectron microscopy (SPEM) was revealed to be the perfect tool to monitor the described phenomena.

Strong electron-phonon coupling at a metal/organic interface: PTCDA/Ag(111)

2002 ◽  
Vol 65 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
F. S. Tautz ◽  
M. Eremtchenko ◽  
J. A. Schaefer ◽  
M. Sokolowski ◽  
V. Shklover ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phonon Coupling ◽  
Strong Electron ◽  
Electron Phonon Coupling ◽  
Metal Organic

scholarly journals Intriguing light-emission features of ketoprofen-based Eu(III) adduct due to a strong electron–phonon coupling

2016 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 357-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.G. Lahoud ◽  
R.C.G. Frem ◽  
D.A. Gálico ◽  
G. Bannach ◽  
M.M. Nolasco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Emission ◽  
Phonon Coupling ◽  
Strong Electron ◽  
Electron Phonon Coupling
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