Three-dimensional quantum Griffiths singularity in bulk iron-pnictide superconductors

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Autori principali: Liu, Shao-Bo, Tian, Congkuan, Cai, Yongqing, Cui, Hang, Wei, Xinjian, Chen, Mantang, Zhao, Yang, Sui, Yuan, Guan, Shuyue, Jia, Shuang, Zhang, Yu, Feng, Ya, Li, Jiankun, Cui, Jian, Song, Yuanjun, Hao, Tingting, Chen, Chaoyu, Chen, Jian-Hao
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author Liu, Shao-Bo
Tian, Congkuan
Cai, Yongqing
Cui, Hang
Wei, Xinjian
Chen, Mantang
Zhao, Yang
Sui, Yuan
Guan, Shuyue
Jia, Shuang
Zhang, Yu
Feng, Ya
Li, Jiankun
Cui, Jian
Song, Yuanjun
Hao, Tingting
Chen, Chaoyu
Chen, Jian-Hao
author_facet Liu, Shao-Bo
Tian, Congkuan
Cai, Yongqing
Cui, Hang
Wei, Xinjian
Chen, Mantang
Zhao, Yang
Sui, Yuan
Guan, Shuyue
Jia, Shuang
Zhang, Yu
Feng, Ya
Li, Jiankun
Cui, Jian
Song, Yuanjun
Hao, Tingting
Chen, Chaoyu
Chen, Jian-Hao
contents The quantum Griffiths singularity (QGS) is a phenomenon driven by quenched disorders that break conventional scaling invariance and result in a divergent dynamical critical exponent during quantum phase transitions (QPT). While this phenomenon has been well-documented in low-dimensional conventional superconductors and in three-dimensional (3D) magnetic metal systems, its presence in 3D superconducting systems and in unconventional high-temperature superconductors (high-Tc SCs) remains unclear. In this study, we report the observation of robust QGS in the superconductor-metal transition (SMT) of both quasi-2D and 3D anisotropic unconventional high-Tc superconductor CaFe1-xNixAsF (x < 5%) bulk single crystals, where the QGS states persist to up to 5.3 K. A comprehensive quantum phase diagram is established that delineates the 3D anisotropic QGS of SMT induced by perpendicular and parallel magnetic field. Our findings reveal the universality of QGS in 3D superconducting systems and unconventional high-Tc SCs, thereby substantially expanding the range of applicability of QGS.
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spellingShingle Three-dimensional quantum Griffiths singularity in bulk iron-pnictide superconductors
Liu, Shao-Bo
Tian, Congkuan
Cai, Yongqing
Cui, Hang
Wei, Xinjian
Chen, Mantang
Zhao, Yang
Sui, Yuan
Guan, Shuyue
Jia, Shuang
Zhang, Yu
Feng, Ya
Li, Jiankun
Cui, Jian
Song, Yuanjun
Hao, Tingting
Chen, Chaoyu
Chen, Jian-Hao
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Superconductivity
The quantum Griffiths singularity (QGS) is a phenomenon driven by quenched disorders that break conventional scaling invariance and result in a divergent dynamical critical exponent during quantum phase transitions (QPT). While this phenomenon has been well-documented in low-dimensional conventional superconductors and in three-dimensional (3D) magnetic metal systems, its presence in 3D superconducting systems and in unconventional high-temperature superconductors (high-Tc SCs) remains unclear. In this study, we report the observation of robust QGS in the superconductor-metal transition (SMT) of both quasi-2D and 3D anisotropic unconventional high-Tc superconductor CaFe1-xNixAsF (x < 5%) bulk single crystals, where the QGS states persist to up to 5.3 K. A comprehensive quantum phase diagram is established that delineates the 3D anisotropic QGS of SMT induced by perpendicular and parallel magnetic field. Our findings reveal the universality of QGS in 3D superconducting systems and unconventional high-Tc SCs, thereby substantially expanding the range of applicability of QGS.
title Three-dimensional quantum Griffiths singularity in bulk iron-pnictide superconductors
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.10193