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Tuning the charge density wave quantum critical point and the appearance of superconductivity in

  • Sangyun Lee
  • , Tae Beom Park
  • , Jihyun Kim
  • , Soon Gil Jung
  • , Won Kyung Seong
  • , Namjung Hur
  • , Yongkang Luo
  • , Duk Y. Kim
  • , Tuson Park
  • Sungkyunkwan University
  • Institute for Basic Science
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Inha University

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Abstract

The transition metal dichalcogenide is an ideal correlated system for studying the interplay between superconductivity (SC) and a charge density wave (CDW) because both symmetry-breaking phases can be easily controlled by either Cu intercalation or physical pressure. SC appears in proximity to a CDW quantum critical point (QCP) induced by both Cu intercalation and applied pressure, raising the possibility of CDW-driven SC. Here, we report tuning the CDW QCP by simultaneously controlling Cu intercalation and external pressure and the appearance of a SC dome centered on the tunable QCP. When subjected to pressure, CDW ordering of Cu-intercalated is completely suppressed at 2.3 GPa, where the residual resistivity and the resistivity-temperature exponent decrease sharply, indicating the presence of the CDW QCP. The upper critical field of is 3.51 kOe, 16 times larger than that of pristine , and its temperature dependence is linear, indicating that SC of is switched from the two-dimensional- to anisotropic three-dimensional-like by Cu intercalation. These discoveries show that the simultaneous application of Cu intercalation and pressure move the CDW QCP and that the highest SC transition temperature is pinned to the QCP, suggesting that the SC in is strongly correlated with CDW quantum criticality.

Original languageEnglish
Article number033097
JournalPhysical Review Research
Volume3
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2021

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