What factors fundamentally determine the value of superconducting transition temperature Tc in high temperature superconductors has been the subject of intense debate.Following the establishment of an empirical law kn...What factors fundamentally determine the value of superconducting transition temperature Tc in high temperature superconductors has been the subject of intense debate.Following the establishment of an empirical law known as Homes'law,there is a growing consensus in the community that the Tc value of the cuprate superconductors is closely linked to the superfluid density(ρ_(s))of its ground state and the conductivity(σ)of its normal state.However,all the data supporting this empirical law(ρ_(s)=AσT_(c))have been obtained from the ambientpressure superconductors.In this study,we present the first high-pressure results about the connection of the quantities of ρ_(s) and σ with T_(c),through the studies on the Bi_(1.74)Pb_(0.38)Sr_(1.88)CuO_(6+δ)and Bi_(2)Sr_(2)CaCu_(2)O_(8+δ),in which the value of their high-pressure resistivity(ρ=1/σ)is achieved by adopting our newly established method,while the quantity ofρs is extracted using Homes'law.We highlight that the Tc values are strongly linked to the joint response factors of magnetic field and electric field,i.e.,ρ_(s) and σ,respectively,implying that the physics determining T_(c) is governed by the intrinsic electromagnetic fields of the system.展开更多
We report a reproducible approach in preparing high-quality overdoped Bi2 Sr2 CaCu2 08＋δ （Bi2212） single crystals by annealing Bi2212 crystals in high oxygen pressure followed by a fast quenching. In this way, hig...We report a reproducible approach in preparing high-quality overdoped Bi2 Sr2 CaCu2 08＋δ （Bi2212） single crystals by annealing Bi2212 crystals in high oxygen pressure followed by a fast quenching. In this way, high-quality overdoped and heavily overdoped Bi2212 single crystals are obtained by controlling the annealing oxygen pressure. We find that, beyond a limit of oxygen pressure that can achieve most heavily overdoped Bi2212 with a Tc N63 K, the annealed Bi2212 begins to decompose. This accounts for the existence of the hole-doping limit and thus the Tc limit in the heavily overdoped region of Bi2212 by the oxygen annealing process. These results provide a reliable way in preparing high-quality overdoped and heavily overdoped Bi2212 crystals that are important for studies of the physical properties, electronic structure and superconductivity mechanism of the cuprate superconductors.展开更多
High resolution laser-based angle-resolved photoemission measurements are carried out on an overdoped superconductor Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_(8+)with a_(c )of 75 K.Two Fermi surface sheets caused by bilayer splitting are clea...High resolution laser-based angle-resolved photoemission measurements are carried out on an overdoped superconductor Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_(8+)with a_(c )of 75 K.Two Fermi surface sheets caused by bilayer splitting are clearly identified with rather different doping levels:the bonding sheet corresponds to a doping level of 0.14,which is slightly underdoped while the antibonding sheet has a doping of 0.27 that is heavily overdoped,giving an overall doping level of 0.20 for the sample.Different superconducting gap sizes on the two Fermi surface sheets are revealed.The superconducting gap on the antibonding Fermi surface sheet follows a standard d-wave form while it deviates from the standard d-wave form for the bonding Fermi surface sheet.The maximum gap difference between the two Fermi surface sheets near the antinodal region is～2 meV.These observations provide important information for studying the relationship between the Fermi surface topology and superconductivity,and the layer-dependent superconductivity in high temperature cuprate superconductors.展开更多
We report the observation for the pz electron band and the band inversion in Fe1+yTexSe1-xwith angleresolved photoemission spectroscopy. Furthermore, we found that excess Fe(y>0) inhibits the topological band inver...We report the observation for the pz electron band and the band inversion in Fe1+yTexSe1-xwith angleresolved photoemission spectroscopy. Furthermore, we found that excess Fe(y>0) inhibits the topological band inversion in Fe1+yTexSe1-x,which explains the absence of Majorana zero modes in previous reports for Fe1+yTexSe1-xwith excess Fe. Based on our analysis of different amounts of Te doping and excess Fe, we propose a delicate topological phase in this material. Thanks to this delicate phase, one may be able to tune the topological transition via applying lattice strain or carrier doping.展开更多
Seeking new order parameters and the related broken symmetry and studying their relationship with phase transition have been important topics in condensed matter physics.Here,by using spin-and angle-resolved photoemis...Seeking new order parameters and the related broken symmetry and studying their relationship with phase transition have been important topics in condensed matter physics.Here,by using spin-and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy,we confirm the helical spin texture caused by spin-layer locking in the nodal region in the cuprate superconductor Bi_(2)Sr_(2)CaCu_(2)O_(8+δ)and discover the anisotropy of spin polarizations at nodes alongΓ–X andΓ–Y directions.The breaking of C_(4)rotational symmetry in electronic spin texture may give deeper insights into understanding the ground state of cuprate superconductors.展开更多
Cux Bi2Se3 is a superconductor that is a potential candidate for topological superconductors. We report our laser- based angle-resolved photoemission measurement on the electronic structure of the CuxBi2Se3 supercondu...Cux Bi2Se3 is a superconductor that is a potential candidate for topological superconductors. We report our laser- based angle-resolved photoemission measurement on the electronic structure of the CuxBi2Se3 superconductor, and a detailed magneto-resistance measurement in both normal and superconducting states. We find that the topological surface state of the pristine Bi2Se3 topological insulator remains robust after the Cu-intercalation, while the Dirae cone location moves downward due to electron doping. Detailed measurements on the magnetic field-dependence of the resistance in the superconducting state establishes an irreversibility line and gives a value of the upper critical field at zero temperature of ～4000 Oe for the Cu0.3Bi2Se3 superconductor with a middle point Tc of 1.g K. The relation between the upper critical field He2 and temperature T is different from the usual scaling relation found in cuprates and in other kinds of superconductors. Small positive magneto-resistance is observed in Cuo.3Bi2Se3 superconductors up to room temperature. These observations provide useful information for further study of this possible candidate for topological superconductors.展开更多
As a typical hole-doped cuprate superconductor,Bi_(2)Sr_(2)CaCu_(2)O_(8+δ)(Bi2212)carrier doping is mostly determined by its oxygen content.Traditional doping methods can regulate its doping level within the range of...As a typical hole-doped cuprate superconductor,Bi_(2)Sr_(2)CaCu_(2)O_(8+δ)(Bi2212)carrier doping is mostly determined by its oxygen content.Traditional doping methods can regulate its doping level within the range of hole doping.Here we report the first application of CaH_(2)annealing method in regulating the doping level of Bi2212.By continuously controlling the anneal time,a series of differently doped samples can be obtained.The combined experimental results of x-ray diffraction,scanning transmission electron microscopy,resistance and Hall measurements demonstrate that the CaH_(2)induced topochemical reaction can effectively change the oxygen content of Bi2212 within a very wide range,even switching from hole doping to electron doping.We also found evidence of a low-T_c superconducting phase in the electron doping side.展开更多
We carry out detailed momentum-dependent and temperature-dependent measurements on Bi_(2)Sr_(2)CaCu_(2)O_(8+δ)(Bi2212)superconductor in the superconducting and pseudogap states by super-high resolution laser-based an...We carry out detailed momentum-dependent and temperature-dependent measurements on Bi_(2)Sr_(2)CaCu_(2)O_(8+δ)(Bi2212)superconductor in the superconducting and pseudogap states by super-high resolution laser-based angleresolved photoemission spectroscopy.The precise determination of the superconducting gap for the nearly optimally doped Bi2212(T_(c)=91 K)at low temperature indicates that the momentum-dependence of the superconducting gap deviates from the standard d-wave form(cos(2Φ)).It can be alternatively fitted by including a high-order term(cos(6Φ))in which the next nearest-neighbor interaction is considered.We find that the band structure near the antinodal region smoothly evolves across the pseudogap temperature without a signature of band reorganization which is distinct from that found in Bi_(2)Sr_(2)CuO_(6+δ)superconductors.This indicates that the band reorganization across the pseudogap temperature is not a universal behavior in cuprate superconductors.These results provide new insights in understanding the nature of the superconducting gap and pseudogap in high-temperature cuprate superconductors.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2021YFA1401800 and 2022YFA1403900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U2032214,12122414,12104487,and 12004419)+1 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program(B)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB25000000)supported by the US Department of Energy,Office of Basic Energy Sciences(Grant No.DOE-sc0012704)。
文摘What factors fundamentally determine the value of superconducting transition temperature Tc in high temperature superconductors has been the subject of intense debate.Following the establishment of an empirical law known as Homes'law,there is a growing consensus in the community that the Tc value of the cuprate superconductors is closely linked to the superfluid density(ρ_(s))of its ground state and the conductivity(σ)of its normal state.However,all the data supporting this empirical law(ρ_(s)=AσT_(c))have been obtained from the ambientpressure superconductors.In this study,we present the first high-pressure results about the connection of the quantities of ρ_(s) and σ with T_(c),through the studies on the Bi_(1.74)Pb_(0.38)Sr_(1.88)CuO_(6+δ)and Bi_(2)Sr_(2)CaCu_(2)O_(8+δ),in which the value of their high-pressure resistivity(ρ=1/σ)is achieved by adopting our newly established method,while the quantity ofρs is extracted using Homes'law.We highlight that the Tc values are strongly linked to the joint response factors of magnetic field and electric field,i.e.,ρ_(s) and σ,respectively,implying that the physics determining T_(c) is governed by the intrinsic electromagnetic fields of the system.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11190022,11334010 and 11534007the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2015CB921000the Strategic Priority Research Program(B)of Chinese Academy of Sciences under Grant No XDB07020300
文摘We report a reproducible approach in preparing high-quality overdoped Bi2 Sr2 CaCu2 08＋δ （Bi2212） single crystals by annealing Bi2212 crystals in high oxygen pressure followed by a fast quenching. In this way, high-quality overdoped and heavily overdoped Bi2212 single crystals are obtained by controlling the annealing oxygen pressure. We find that, beyond a limit of oxygen pressure that can achieve most heavily overdoped Bi2212 with a Tc N63 K, the annealed Bi2212 begins to decompose. This accounts for the existence of the hole-doping limit and thus the Tc limit in the heavily overdoped region of Bi2212 by the oxygen annealing process. These results provide a reliable way in preparing high-quality overdoped and heavily overdoped Bi2212 crystals that are important for studies of the physical properties, electronic structure and superconductivity mechanism of the cuprate superconductors.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 11888101the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant Nos 2016YFA0300300 and 2017YFA0302900+3 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program(B)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB25000000)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS under Grant No2017013the Research Program of Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences under Grant No Y18G06supported by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences,U.S.Department of Energy(DOE)under Contract No de-sc0012704
文摘High resolution laser-based angle-resolved photoemission measurements are carried out on an overdoped superconductor Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_(8+)with a_(c )of 75 K.Two Fermi surface sheets caused by bilayer splitting are clearly identified with rather different doping levels:the bonding sheet corresponds to a doping level of 0.14,which is slightly underdoped while the antibonding sheet has a doping of 0.27 that is heavily overdoped,giving an overall doping level of 0.20 for the sample.Different superconducting gap sizes on the two Fermi surface sheets are revealed.The superconducting gap on the antibonding Fermi surface sheet follows a standard d-wave form while it deviates from the standard d-wave form for the bonding Fermi surface sheet.The maximum gap difference between the two Fermi surface sheets near the antinodal region is～2 meV.These observations provide important information for studying the relationship between the Fermi surface topology and superconductivity,and the layer-dependent superconductivity in high temperature cuprate superconductors.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11888101 and U1832202)the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.QYZDB-SSW-SLH043,XDB28000000,and XDB33000000)+3 种基金the K.C.Wong Education Foundation(Grant No.GJTD-2018-01)the Informatization Plan of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.CAS-WX2021SF-0102)supported by the Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility(SECUF)supported by US DOE(Grant Nos.DESC0010526 and DE-SC0012704)。
文摘We report the observation for the pz electron band and the band inversion in Fe1+yTexSe1-xwith angleresolved photoemission spectroscopy. Furthermore, we found that excess Fe(y>0) inhibits the topological band inversion in Fe1+yTexSe1-x,which explains the absence of Majorana zero modes in previous reports for Fe1+yTexSe1-xwith excess Fe. Based on our analysis of different amounts of Te doping and excess Fe, we propose a delicate topological phase in this material. Thanks to this delicate phase, one may be able to tune the topological transition via applying lattice strain or carrier doping.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U1632266,11927807,and U2032207)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA 0305400)supported by the US Department of Energy,Office of Basic Energy Sciences(Grant Nos.DOE-sc0012704)。
文摘Seeking new order parameters and the related broken symmetry and studying their relationship with phase transition have been important topics in condensed matter physics.Here,by using spin-and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy,we confirm the helical spin texture caused by spin-layer locking in the nodal region in the cuprate superconductor Bi_(2)Sr_(2)CaCu_(2)O_(8+δ)and discover the anisotropy of spin polarizations at nodes alongΓ–X andΓ–Y directions.The breaking of C_(4)rotational symmetry in electronic spin texture may give deeper insights into understanding the ground state of cuprate superconductors.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11190022,91021006 and 11374338the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant Nos 2011CB921703,2011CBA00110 and 2013CB921700the Strategic Priority Research Program(B) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences under Grant No XDB07020300
文摘Cux Bi2Se3 is a superconductor that is a potential candidate for topological superconductors. We report our laser- based angle-resolved photoemission measurement on the electronic structure of the CuxBi2Se3 superconductor, and a detailed magneto-resistance measurement in both normal and superconducting states. We find that the topological surface state of the pristine Bi2Se3 topological insulator remains robust after the Cu-intercalation, while the Dirae cone location moves downward due to electron doping. Detailed measurements on the magnetic field-dependence of the resistance in the superconducting state establishes an irreversibility line and gives a value of the upper critical field at zero temperature of ～4000 Oe for the Cu0.3Bi2Se3 superconductor with a middle point Tc of 1.g K. The relation between the upper critical field He2 and temperature T is different from the usual scaling relation found in cuprates and in other kinds of superconductors. Small positive magneto-resistance is observed in Cuo.3Bi2Se3 superconductors up to room temperature. These observations provide useful information for further study of this possible candidate for topological superconductors.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11888101 and U1832202)the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.QYZDB-SSWSLH043 and XDB33000000)+4 种基金the K.C.Wong Education Foundation(Grant No.GJTD-2018-01)the Informatization Plan of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.CAS-WX2021SF-0102)supported by the Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility(SECUF)supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant Nos.2020M680726 and YJ20200325)supported by US DOE(Grant Nos.DE-SC0010526 and DE-SC0012704)。
文摘As a typical hole-doped cuprate superconductor,Bi_(2)Sr_(2)CaCu_(2)O_(8+δ)(Bi2212)carrier doping is mostly determined by its oxygen content.Traditional doping methods can regulate its doping level within the range of hole doping.Here we report the first application of CaH_(2)annealing method in regulating the doping level of Bi2212.By continuously controlling the anneal time,a series of differently doped samples can be obtained.The combined experimental results of x-ray diffraction,scanning transmission electron microscopy,resistance and Hall measurements demonstrate that the CaH_(2)induced topochemical reaction can effectively change the oxygen content of Bi2212 within a very wide range,even switching from hole doping to electron doping.We also found evidence of a low-T_c superconducting phase in the electron doping side.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No 2016YFA0300300the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 11334010+1 种基金the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No2015CB921300the Strategic Priority Research Program(B)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences under Grant No XDB07020300
文摘We carry out detailed momentum-dependent and temperature-dependent measurements on Bi_(2)Sr_(2)CaCu_(2)O_(8+δ)(Bi2212)superconductor in the superconducting and pseudogap states by super-high resolution laser-based angleresolved photoemission spectroscopy.The precise determination of the superconducting gap for the nearly optimally doped Bi2212(T_(c)=91 K)at low temperature indicates that the momentum-dependence of the superconducting gap deviates from the standard d-wave form(cos(2Φ)).It can be alternatively fitted by including a high-order term(cos(6Φ))in which the next nearest-neighbor interaction is considered.We find that the band structure near the antinodal region smoothly evolves across the pseudogap temperature without a signature of band reorganization which is distinct from that found in Bi_(2)Sr_(2)CuO_(6+δ)superconductors.This indicates that the band reorganization across the pseudogap temperature is not a universal behavior in cuprate superconductors.These results provide new insights in understanding the nature of the superconducting gap and pseudogap in high-temperature cuprate superconductors.
