Possible pairing mechanism switching driven by structural symmetry breaking in BiS2-based layered superconductors

Abstract Investigation of isotope effects on superconducting transition temperature (T c) is one of the useful methods to examine whether electron–phonon interaction is essential for pairing mechanisms. The layered BiCh2-based (Ch: S, Se) superconductor family is a candidate for unconventional super...

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Autores principales: Aichi Yamashita, Hidetomo Usui, Kazuhisa Hoshi, Yosuke Goto, Kazuhiko Kuroki, Yoshikazu Mizuguchi
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Sumario:Abstract Investigation of isotope effects on superconducting transition temperature (T c) is one of the useful methods to examine whether electron–phonon interaction is essential for pairing mechanisms. The layered BiCh2-based (Ch: S, Se) superconductor family is a candidate for unconventional superconductors, because unconventional isotope effects have previously been observed in La(O,F)BiSSe and Bi4O4S3. In this study, we investigated the isotope effects of 32S and 34S in the high-pressure phase of (Sr,La)FBiS2, which has a monoclinic crystal structure and a higher T c of ~ 10 K under high pressures, and observed conventional-type isotope shifts in T c. The conventional-type isotope effects in the monoclinic phase of (Sr,La)FBiS2 are different from the unconventional isotope effects observed in La(O,F)BiSSe and Bi4O4S3, which have a tetragonal structure. The obtained results suggest that the pairing mechanisms of BiCh2-based superconductors could be switched by a structural-symmetry change in the superconducting layers induced by pressure effects.