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Nematic quantum criticality in an Fe-based superconductor revealed by strain-tuning

Worasaran, Thanapat
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Ikeda, Matthias S.
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Palmstrom, Johanna C.
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May 28, 2021
Science

Quantum criticality may be essential to understanding a wide range of exotic electronic behavior; however, conclusive evidence of quantum critical fluctuations has been elusive in many materials of current interest. An expected characteristic feature of quantum criticality is power-law behavior of thermodynamic quantities as a function of a nonthermal tuning parameter close to the quantum critical point (QCP). Here, we observed power-law behavior of the critical temperature of the coupled nematic/structural phase transition as a function of uniaxial stress in a representative family of iron-based superconductors, providing direct evidence of quantum critical nematic fluctuations in this material. These quantum critical fluctuations are not confined within a narrow regime around the QCP but rather extend over a wide range of temperatures and compositions.

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research article
DOI
10.1126/science.abb9280
Web of Science ID

WOS:000656432400048

Author(s)
Worasaran, Thanapat
Ikeda, Matthias S.
Palmstrom, Johanna C.
Straquadine, Joshua A. W.  
Kivelson, Steven A.
Fisher, Ian R.
Date Issued

2021-05-28

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Published in
Science
Volume

372

Issue

6545

Start page

973

End page

977

Subjects

Multidisciplinary Sciences

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Science & Technology - Other Topics

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critical-point

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susceptibility

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July 17, 2021
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