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Domain walls at the SDW endpoint of (TMTSF)2PF6 under pressure

C.Pasquier,

Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, OrsayS. Brazovskii

LPTMS, OrsayAcknowledgments: P. Grigoriev

SDW

SDW

SDW M(SC)

M(SC)

N. Kang, B.Salameh, P. Auban-Senzier, D.Jérome

M(SC)

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW

Outline

• Superconductivity at the border of density wave states

• The case of (TMTSF)2ReO4

• Phase separation in (TMTSF)2PF6

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW

SC/CDW proximity

Superconductivity at the end point of a charge density wave state

in organic and inorganic systems

SC

CDW

L.Brossard et al , PRB (1990)

A. F. Kusmartseva et al., PRL 103, 236401 (2009)

TiSe2

Per2 [Au(mnt)2]

D. Graf et al, EPL, 85 27009 (2009)

1T-TaS2

Tc,max 6-8K

TTF [Ni(dmit)2]2

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW

SC/(SDW or AF) proximity

S. Nandi et al., PRL 104, 057006 (2010).

Superconductivity at the end point of a spin density

wave (or AF) state in organic and inorganic

systems

-(BEDT-TTF)2X

(TMTTF)2X & (TMTSF)2X

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW

SC/DW proximity

Superconductivity at the end point of density wave is therefore a common feature in unconventional superconductivity.

How does SC emerge from a density wave state ?

We will focus on a 1D organic systems, essentially (TMTSF)2PF6

It appears that there is a phase coexistence with the formation of domains and not ‘stripes’.

We have to be careful and check that such phase coexistence is not due to structural transition like in (TMTSF)2ReO4: what happens in this case ?

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW

Phase coexistence in (TMTSF)2ReO4

Moret R., Pouget J.-P., Comes R. and Bechgaard K., Phys.Rev.Lett., 49 (1982) 1008Parkin S.S.P. Jérome D. and Bechgaard K., Mol.Cryst.Liq.Cryst., 79 (1981) 213

SC at low Temperature above 8kbar

a

b

cInsulator

Metal

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW


Self- organisation along a

6 7 8 9 1020

40

60

80

100

120

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ANISOTROPIE (b/a)

Pression (kbar)

Te

mp

éra

ture

(K

)

00.30000.60000.90001.2001.5001.8002.1002.4002.7003.0003.3003.6003.9004.2004.5004.8005.1005.4005.7006.000

6 7 8 9 10 1120

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Pression (kbar)

Te

mp

éra

ture

(K

)

00.30000.60000.90001.2001.5001.8002.1002.4002.7003.0003.3003.6003.9004.2004.5004.8005.1005.4005.7006.000

ANISOTROPIE (c/a)

6 7 8 9 1020

40

60

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Pression (kbar)

Tem

péra

ture

(K

)

00.30000.60000.90001.2001.5001.8002.1002.4002.7003.0003.3003.6003.9004.2004.5004.8005.1005.4005.7006.000

ANISOTROPIE (c/b)

C.Colin et al., EPL, 75, 301 (2006)

(log scale) (log scale)

(log scale)

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW


(2a,2c)

(a,2c)

Metal Semiconductor

2 possible orientations for each anion

Simple model : anisotropic Ising model

Pseudospin :

|+> if lattice parameter = 2a

|-> if lattice parameter = a

anisotropic interactions between spins anisotropic interactions between chains

Filaments or anisotropic bubbles oriented along a

Onsager (1941)

Pouget, Ravy,…

a

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW

Phase coexistence in (TMTSF)2PF6

c-axis

a-axis

b-axis

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-4 -2 0 2 4

2

3321mK

dV/d

I (k

)

(A)

P: 7.1kbar

87mK

SC along c

PHASE A : SC visible along c* only!

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW


c =0 at low TDouble transition in b which disappears when P increases.

Clear non-linearities as a function of currentSome features are field independent

PHASE B : SC visible along c* and b’!

0 1 2 3

0

2

4

6

8

0

10

20

0

50

-0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.61

2

3

4

5

c

cm)

Temperature (K)

(b)

b

a

P: 8.0 kbar

b (m

cm

c

(a)

am

cm

H (G)

171161134105765038

dV/d

I(a.

u.)

(mA)

T: 360mK

0

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW


Non linearities at zero bias persist up to high fields.

They appear with SC at low pressure and disappear for PPc0

PHASE A: 7.5kbar

PHASE B: 8kbar

H

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW


Double transition in a which disappears when P increases.

PHASE C : SC visible along c*, b’ and a!

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW


From bubbles to slabs by adjusting hydrostatic pressure

Josephson junctionsTunnel junctions

a

c b

SDW

SC

SDW

SDW SDWSDW

SCSC SC

SDW

SC

SDW

SC

SC

SC

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW


How to understand this texture evolution ?

Why SC does appear first along c (the worst conducting direction!!!!) ?

Many theories have been developed for cuprates… …..but only one theory seems to fit our data

Soliton model :Existence of soliton domain walls (metallic) perpendicular to a- axisand expected peak of the anisotropy b,c / a at the DW / Metal transition

S. Brazovskii, L.P. Gorkov and A.G. Lebed, JETP 56 (1982) 683L.P.Gorkov, P.D.Grigoriev, EPL 71,425 (2005); PRB, 75, R20507 (2007)

a

c b

SDW

SC

SDW

SDW SDWSDW

SCSC SC

SDW

SC

SDW

SC

SC

See also experiments by Lee et al (PRL 2002,PRL 2005)

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An image with the hands of the soliton model : how do metal (SC) emerge from a DW

Ecreation of a soliton < SDW gap

N. Kang et al. PRB (2010)

Journées labo, 7 Octobre 2010

SDW

Low pressure:Homogeneous SDW

SDW

Phases B and C: Bands in the SDW gap

‘soliton phase’

SC

SDW

Phase A: Midgap state in SDW gap

High pressure : SC homogeneous phase

SC

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW


We believe that the deep in dV/dI characteristics is related to this particular band structure (as we are doing tunneling experiments!)

SDW

Low pressure:Homogeneous SDW

SDW

Phases B and C: Bands in the SDW gap

‘soliton phase’

SC

SDW

Phase A: Midgap state in SDW gap

High pressure : SC homogeneous phase

SC

PHASE B: 8kbar

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW


a

c b

SDW

SC

SDW

SDW SDWSDW

SCSC SC

SDW

SC

SDW

SC

SC

? Why c first ???

bbaa ktktE cos2cos2)( 0k

),4/1,2/1( cnesting qQ

),2/1,2/1(tan cdards qQ

J.P.Pouget, S.Ravy, Synth. Metals 85,1523 (1997)T.Takahashi et al, JPSJ 55,1364 (1986)

Experiments :

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW


a

c b

SDW

SC

SDW

SDW SDWSDW

SCSC SC

SDW

SC

SDW

SC

SC

Why c first ???

ccbb ktktE cos22cos'2)(' k

governs the evolution from SDW to metal)(')(')( kQkk EEE nestinganti

= deviation from nesting

As qb ¼, the term in kb is small, the term in kc is dominant.So ‘’’’’everything’’’’’ is fixed along ka and kb but not kc.

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Conclusion

We have followed experimentally the evolution of the Metal (SC) concentration in the SDW matrix in (TMTSF)2PF6:

bubbles - filaments - slabs evolution

This evolution is understandable within a ‘soliton model’

Future : Is this evolution observable in other 1D systems or other materials with SDW/SC competition at the mesoscopic scale?

Is it related to the particular Fermi surface of (TMTSF)2PF6 whereelectrons for SC and SDW come from the same band.

Same features for CDW/SC competition ?

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDW

SCSC SCSDWSDWSDWCargese August 18, 2011

The ‘green flash’ spot ?

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