Unconventional Superconducting Quantum Criticality in Monolayer WTe2
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| author | Song, Tiancheng Jia, Yanyu Yu, Guo Tang, Yue Wang, Pengjie Singha, Ratnadwip Gui, Xin Uzan, Ayelet J. Onyszczak, Michael Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Cava, Robert J. Schoop, Leslie M. Ong, N. P. Wu, Sanfeng |
| author_facet | Song, Tiancheng Jia, Yanyu Yu, Guo Tang, Yue Wang, Pengjie Singha, Ratnadwip Gui, Xin Uzan, Ayelet J. Onyszczak, Michael Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Cava, Robert J. Schoop, Leslie M. Ong, N. P. Wu, Sanfeng |
| contents | The superconductor to insulator or metal transition in two dimensions (2D) provides a valuable platform for studying continuous quantum phase transitions (QPTs) and critical phenomena. Distinct theoretical models, including both fermionic and bosonic localization scenarios, have been developed, but many questions remain unsettled despite decades of research. Extending Nernst experiments down to millikelvin temperatures, we uncover anomalous quantum fluctuations and identify an unconventional superconducting quantum critical point (QCP) in a gate-tuned excitonic quantum spin Hall insulator (QSHI), the monolayer tungsten ditelluride (WTe2). The observed vortex Nernst effect reveals singular superconducting fluctuations in the resistive normal state induced by magnetic fields or temperature, even well above the transition. Near the doping-induced QCP, the Nernst signal driven by quantum fluctuations is exceptionally large in the millikelvin regime, with a coefficient of ~ 4,100 uV/KT at zero magnetic field, an indication of the proliferation of vortices. Surprisingly, the Nernst signal abruptly disappears when the doping falls below the critical value, in striking conflict with conventional expectations. This series of phenomena, which have no prior analogue, call for careful examinations of the mechanism of the QCP, including the possibility of a continuous QPT between two distinct ordered phases in the monolayer. Our experiments open a new avenue for studying unconventional QPTs and quantum critical matter. |
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| spellingShingle | Unconventional Superconducting Quantum Criticality in Monolayer WTe2 Song, Tiancheng Jia, Yanyu Yu, Guo Tang, Yue Wang, Pengjie Singha, Ratnadwip Gui, Xin Uzan, Ayelet J. Onyszczak, Michael Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Cava, Robert J. Schoop, Leslie M. Ong, N. P. Wu, Sanfeng Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons Superconductivity The superconductor to insulator or metal transition in two dimensions (2D) provides a valuable platform for studying continuous quantum phase transitions (QPTs) and critical phenomena. Distinct theoretical models, including both fermionic and bosonic localization scenarios, have been developed, but many questions remain unsettled despite decades of research. Extending Nernst experiments down to millikelvin temperatures, we uncover anomalous quantum fluctuations and identify an unconventional superconducting quantum critical point (QCP) in a gate-tuned excitonic quantum spin Hall insulator (QSHI), the monolayer tungsten ditelluride (WTe2). The observed vortex Nernst effect reveals singular superconducting fluctuations in the resistive normal state induced by magnetic fields or temperature, even well above the transition. Near the doping-induced QCP, the Nernst signal driven by quantum fluctuations is exceptionally large in the millikelvin regime, with a coefficient of ~ 4,100 uV/KT at zero magnetic field, an indication of the proliferation of vortices. Surprisingly, the Nernst signal abruptly disappears when the doping falls below the critical value, in striking conflict with conventional expectations. This series of phenomena, which have no prior analogue, call for careful examinations of the mechanism of the QCP, including the possibility of a continuous QPT between two distinct ordered phases in the monolayer. Our experiments open a new avenue for studying unconventional QPTs and quantum critical matter. |
| title | Unconventional Superconducting Quantum Criticality in Monolayer WTe2 |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons Superconductivity |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.06540 |