Maximizing T _c by tuning nematicity and magnetism in FeSe_1-x S _x superconductors.

ABSTRACT: A fundamental issue concerning iron-based superconductivity is the roles of electronic nematicity and magnetism in realising high transition temperature (T _c). To address this issue, FeSe is a key material, as it exhibits a unique pressure phase diagram involving non-magnetic nematic and pressure-induced antiferromagnetic ordered phases. However, as these two phases in FeSe have considerable overlap, how each order affects superconductivity remains perplexing. Here we construct the three-dimensional electronic phase diagram, temperature (T) against pressure (P) and isovalent S-substitution (x), for FeSe_1-x S _x . By simultaneously tuning chemical and physical pressures, against which the chalcogen height shows a contrasting variation, we achieve a complete separation of nematic and antiferromagnetic phases. In between, an extended non-magnetic tetragonal phase emerges, where T _c shows a striking enhancement. The completed phase diagram uncovers that high-T _c superconductivity lies near both ends of the dome-shaped antiferromagnetic phase, whereas T _c remains low near the nematic critical point.

SUBMITTER: Matsuura K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5656606 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature