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Negative compressibility is a sign of thermodynamic instability of open or non-equilibrium systems. In quantum materials consisting of multiple mutually coupled subsystems, the compressibility of one subsystem can be negative if it is countered by positive compressibility of the others. Manifestations of this effect have so far been limited to low-dimensional dilute electron systems. Here we present evidence from angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) for negative electronic compressibility (NEC) in the quasi-three-dimensional (3D) spin-orbit correlated metal (Sr1-xLax)3Ir2O7. Increased electron filling accompanies an anomalous decrease of the chemical potential, as indicated by the overall movement of the deep valence bands. Such anomaly, suggestive of NEC, is shown to be primarily driven by the lowering in energy of the conduction band as the correlated bandgap reduces. Our finding points to a distinct pathway towards an uncharted territory of NEC featuring bulk correlated metals with unique potential for applications in low-power nanoelectronics and novel metamaterials.
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We report a comprehensive investigation of the magnetism of the $S$ = 3/2 triangular-lattice antiferromagnet, $alpha$-CrOOH(D) (delafossites green-grey powder). The nearly Heisenberg antiferromagnetic Hamiltonian ($J_1$ $sim$ 23.5 K) with a weak single-ion anisotropy of $|D|$/$J_1$ $sim$ 4.6% is quantitatively determined by fitting to the electron spin resonance (ESR) linewidth and susceptibility measured at high temperatures. The weak single-ion anisotropy interactions, possibly along with other perturbations, e.g. next-nearest-neighbor interactions, suppress the long-range magnetic order and render the system disordered, as evidenced by both the absence of any clear magnetic reflections in neutron diffraction and the presence of the dominant paramagnetic ESR signal down to 2 K ($sim$ 0.04$J_1$$S^2$), where the magnetic entropy is almost zero. The power-law behavior of specific heat ($C_m$ $sim$ $T^{2.2}$) observed below the freezing temperature of $T_f$ = 25 K in $alpha$-CrOOH or below $T_f$ = 22 K in $alpha$-CrOOD is insensitive to the external magnetic field, and thus is consistent with the theoretical prediction of a gapless U(1) Dirac quantum spin liquid (QSL) ground state. At low temperatures, the spectral weight of the low-energy continuous spin excitations accumulates at the K points of the Brillouin zone, e.g. $|mathbf{Q}|$ = 4$pi$/(3$a$), and the putative Dirac cones are clearly visible. Our work is a first step towards the understanding of the possible Dirac QSL ground state in this triangular-lattice magnet with $S$ = 3/2.
We investigate the electronic physics of layered Ni-based trichalcogenide NiPX$_3$ (X=S, Se), a member of transition-metal trichalcogenides (TMTs) with the chemical formula, ABX$_3$. These Ni-based TMTs distinguish themselves from other TMTs as their low energy electronic physics can be effectively described by the two $e_g$ d-orbitals. The major band kinematics is characterized by the unusal long-range effective hopping between two third nearest-neighbor (TNN) Ni sites in the two-dimensional Ni honeycomb lattice so that the Ni lattice can be equivalently viewed as four weakly coupled honeycomb sublattices. Within each sublattice, the electronic physics is described by a strongly correlated two-orbital graphene-type model that results in an antiferromagnetic (AFM) ground state near half filling. We show that the low energy physics in a paramagnetic state is determined by the eight Dirac cones which locate at $K$, $K$, $frac{K}{2}$ and $frac{K}{2}$ points in the first Brillouin zone with a strong AFM fluctuation between two $K (K)$ and $frac{K}{2} (frac{K}{2})$ Dirac cones and carrier doping can sufficiently suppress the long-range AFM order and allow other competing orders, such as superconductivity, to emerge. The material can be an ideal system to study many exotic phenomena emerged from strong electron-electron correlation, including a potential $dpm id$ superconducting state at high temperature.
We point out the generic competition between the Hunds coupling and the spin-orbit coupling in correlated materials, and this competition leads to an electronic dilemma between the Hunds metal and the relativistic insulators. Hunds metals refer to the fate of the would-be insulators where the Hunds coupling suppresses the correlation and drives the systems into correlated metals. Relativistic Mott insulators refer to the fate of the would-be metals where the relativistic spin-orbit coupling enhances the correlation and drives the systems into Mott insulators. These contradictory trends are naturally present in many correlated materials. We study the competition between Hunds coupling and spin-orbit coupling in correlated materials and explore the interplay and the balance from these two contradictory trends. The system can become a spin-orbit-coupled Hunds metal or a Hunds assisted relativistic Mott insulator. Our observation could find a broad application and relevance to many correlated materials with multiple orbitals.
The original proposal to achieve superconductivity by starting from a quantum spin-liquid (QSL) and doping it with charge carriers, as proposed by Anderson in 1987, has yet to be realized. Here we propose an alternative strategy: use a QSL as a substrate for heterostructure growth of metallic films to design exotic superconductors. By spatially separating the two key ingredients of superconductivity, i.e., charge carriers (metal) and pairing interaction (QSL), the proposed setup naturally lands on the parameter regime conducive to a controlled theoretical prediction. Moreover, the proposed setup allows us to customize electron-electron interaction imprinted on the metallic layer. The QSL material of our choice is quantum spin ice well-known for its emergent gauge-field description of spin frustration. Assuming the metallic layer forms an isotropic single Fermi pocket, we predict that the coupling between the emergent gauge-field and the electrons of the metallic layer will drive topological odd-parity pairing. We further present guiding principles for materializing the suitable heterostructure using ab initio calculations and describe the band structure we predict for the case of Y$_2$Sn$_{2-x}$Sb$_x$O$_7$ grown on the (111) surface of Pr$_2$Zr$_2$O$_7$. Using this microscopic information, we predict topological odd-parity superconductivity at a few Kelvin in this heterostructure, which is comparable to the $T_c$ of the only other confirmed odd-parity superconductor Sr$_2$RuO$_4$.
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