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Main Authors: Xing, Shuya, Wei, Zhongxu, Chen, Xu, Zhang, Junming, Yuan, Zhenyu, Zhao, Jiali, Jin, Feng, Sun, Tao, Ren, Huifen, Cui, Minjie, Chang, Hong, Ying, Tianping, Guo, Jiangang, Lei, Hechang, Zhao, Shifeng, Zhou, Wenping, Li, Xinqi, Qian, Tian, Ji, Wei, Cheng, Zhihai
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.09216
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author Xing, Shuya
Wei, Zhongxu
Chen, Xu
Zhang, Junming
Yuan, Zhenyu
Zhao, Jiali
Jin, Feng
Sun, Tao
Ren, Huifen
Cui, Minjie
Chang, Hong
Ying, Tianping
Guo, Jiangang
Lei, Hechang
Zhao, Shifeng
Zhou, Wenping
Li, Xinqi
Qian, Tian
Ji, Wei
Cheng, Zhihai
author_facet Xing, Shuya
Wei, Zhongxu
Chen, Xu
Zhang, Junming
Yuan, Zhenyu
Zhao, Jiali
Jin, Feng
Sun, Tao
Ren, Huifen
Cui, Minjie
Chang, Hong
Ying, Tianping
Guo, Jiangang
Lei, Hechang
Zhao, Shifeng
Zhou, Wenping
Li, Xinqi
Qian, Tian
Ji, Wei
Cheng, Zhihai
contents The simultaneous presence of polarity and metallicity or superconductivity in a material signifies the exotic polar metallic or superconducting (SC) state, while such materials are extremely rare due to their exclusive nature. Recently, the interweaved CDW and antipolar charge orders have been discovered in a metallic superatomic crystal of Au6Te12Se8 (ATS), while their interplay and competition with the following emergent SC state remains elusive. Here, we report a further experimental investigation of the SC state emerged from the preformed CDW and antipolar order states using scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy in combination with transport and Raman measurements. The temperature-dependent pre-formation and condensation of Cooper pairs are experimentally identified. The pre-existent CDW is gradually suppressed by the preformed Cooper pairs, and then the antipolar charge order is spatially suppressed into a ferrielectric-like polar order by the condensed Cooper pairs of SC state. The exotic charge-polarized superconducting state is discovered in the polar metal of ATS, suggesting a valuable platform for the exploration of intriguing polar superconducting properties.
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spellingShingle Charge-polarized superconducting state emerging in a superatomic antipolar metal
Xing, Shuya
Wei, Zhongxu
Chen, Xu
Zhang, Junming
Yuan, Zhenyu
Zhao, Jiali
Jin, Feng
Sun, Tao
Ren, Huifen
Cui, Minjie
Chang, Hong
Ying, Tianping
Guo, Jiangang
Lei, Hechang
Zhao, Shifeng
Zhou, Wenping
Li, Xinqi
Qian, Tian
Ji, Wei
Cheng, Zhihai
Superconductivity
The simultaneous presence of polarity and metallicity or superconductivity in a material signifies the exotic polar metallic or superconducting (SC) state, while such materials are extremely rare due to their exclusive nature. Recently, the interweaved CDW and antipolar charge orders have been discovered in a metallic superatomic crystal of Au6Te12Se8 (ATS), while their interplay and competition with the following emergent SC state remains elusive. Here, we report a further experimental investigation of the SC state emerged from the preformed CDW and antipolar order states using scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy in combination with transport and Raman measurements. The temperature-dependent pre-formation and condensation of Cooper pairs are experimentally identified. The pre-existent CDW is gradually suppressed by the preformed Cooper pairs, and then the antipolar charge order is spatially suppressed into a ferrielectric-like polar order by the condensed Cooper pairs of SC state. The exotic charge-polarized superconducting state is discovered in the polar metal of ATS, suggesting a valuable platform for the exploration of intriguing polar superconducting properties.
title Charge-polarized superconducting state emerging in a superatomic antipolar metal
topic Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.09216