Pressure‐Induced Superconductivity and Topological Quantum Phase Transitions in the Topological Semimetal ZrTe2

Topological transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have attracted much attention due to their potential applications in spintronics and quantum computations. In this work, the structural and electronic properties of topological TMDCs candidate ZrTe2 are systematically investigated under high press...

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Published in:Advanced science 2023-12, Vol.10 (35), p.e2301332-n/a
Main Authors: Zhu, Shihao, Wu, Juefei, Zhu, Peng, Pei, Cuiying, Wang, Qi, Jia, Donghan, Wang, Xinyu, Zhao, Yi, Gao, Lingling, Li, Changhua, Cao, Weizheng, Zhang, Mingxin, Zhang, Lili, Li, Mingtao, Gou, Huiyang, Yang, Wenge, Sun, Jian, Chen, Yulin, Wang, Zhiwei, Yao, Yugui, Qi, Yanpeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
high pressure
Magnetic fields
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Phase transitions
Single crystals
Superconductivity
Symmetry
topological materials
transition metal dichalcogenides
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Summary:Topological transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have attracted much attention due to their potential applications in spintronics and quantum computations. In this work, the structural and electronic properties of topological TMDCs candidate ZrTe2 are systematically investigated under high pressure. A pressure‐induced Lifshitz transition is evidenced by the change of charge carrier type as well as the Fermi surface. Superconductivity is observed at around 8.3 GPa without structural phase transition. A typical dome‐shape phase diagram is obtained with the maximum Tc of 5.6 K for ZrTe2. Furthermore, the theoretical calculations suggest the presence of multiple pressure‐induced topological quantum phase transitions, which coexists with emergence of superconductivity. The results demonstrate that ZrTe2 with nontrivial topology of electronic states displays new ground states upon compression. A pressure‐induced Lifshitz transition and superconductivity is observed in ZrTe2 under high pressure without structural phase transition. The theoretical calculations suggest the presence of multiple pressure‐induced topological quantum phase transitions, which coexists with emergence of superconductivity. The results demonstrate that ZrTe2 with nontrivial topology of electronic states display new ground states upon compression and have potential applications in next‐generation devices.
ISSN:2198-3844
2198-3844
DOI:10.1002/advs.202301332