Hydrothermal synthesis and complete phase diagram of FeSe1xSx (0x1) single crystals

Xiaolei Yi, Xiangzhuo Xing, Lingyao Qin, Jiajia Feng, Meng Li, Yufeng Zhang, Yan Meng, Nan Zhou, Yue Sun, and Zhixiang Shi
Phys. Rev. B 103, 144501 – Published 2 April 2021
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Abstract

We report the successful synthesis of FeSe1xSx single crystals with x ranging from 0 to 1 via a hydrothermal method. A complete phase diagram of FeSe1xSx has been obtained based on resistivity and magnetization measurements. The nematicity is suppressed with increasing x, and a small superconducting dome appears within the nematic phase. Outside the nematic phase, the superconductivity is continuously suppressed and reaches a minimum Tc at x = 0.45; beyond this point, Tc slowly increases until x = 1. Intriguingly, an anomalous resistivity upturn with a characteristic temperature T* in the intermediate region of 0.31x0.71 is observed. T* shows a domelike behavior with a maximum value at x = 0.45, which is opposite the evolution of Tc, indicating competition between T* and superconductivity. The origin of T* is discussed in detail. Furthermore, the normal state resistivity evolves from non-Fermi-liquid to Fermi-liquid behavior with S doping at low temperatures, accompanied by a reduction in electronic correlations. Our study addresses the lack of single crystals in the high-S doping region and provides a complete phase diagram, which will promote the study of relations among nematicity, superconductivity, and magnetism.

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  • Received 17 October 2020
  • Revised 28 February 2021
  • Accepted 23 March 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.103.144501

©2021 American Physical Society

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Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Xiaolei Yi1, Xiangzhuo Xing1,*, Lingyao Qin1, Jiajia Feng1, Meng Li1, Yufeng Zhang1, Yan Meng1, Nan Zhou1, Yue Sun1,2,†, and Zhixiang Shi1,‡

  • 1School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
  • 2Department of Physics and Mathematics, Aoyama Gakuin University, Sagamihara 252-5258, Japan

  • *xzxing@seu.edu.cn
  • sunyue@phys.aoyama.ac.jp
  • zxshi@seu.edu.cn

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Vol. 103, Iss. 14 — 1 April 2021

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