Quantum phase transition from superconducting to insulating-like state in a pressurized cuprate superconductor

Zhou, Yazhou; Guo, Jing; Cai, Shu; Zhao, Jinyu; Gu, Genda; Lin, Chengtian; Yan, Hongtao; Huang, Cheng; Yang, Chongli; Long, Sijin; Gong, Yu; Li, Yanchun; Li, Xiaodong; Wu, Qi; Hu, Jiangping; Zhou, Xingjiang; Xiang, Tao; Sun, Liling

doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01513-2

Title: Quantum phase transition from superconducting to insulating-like state in a pressurized cuprate superconductor

Journal Article · 16 February 2022 · Nature Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01513-2 · OSTI ID:1855090

Zhou, Yazhou ^[1];

^[2]; Cai, Shu ^[1];

^[3]; Gu, Genda ^[4]; Lin, Chengtian ^[5]; Yan, Hongtao ^[3]; Huang, Cheng ^[3]; Yang, Chongli ^[1]; Long, Sijin ^[3]; Gong, Yu ^[1];

^[1];

^[1]; Wu, Qi ^[1];

^[3];

^[6]; Xiang, Tao ^[3];

^[6]

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China); Songshan Lake Materials Lab., Dongguan (China)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China); Univ. of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Max-Planck-Inst. für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart (Germany)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China); Songshan Lake Materials Lab., Dongguan (China); Univ. of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China)

Copper oxide superconductors continue to fascinate the communities of condensed matter physics and material sciences because they host the highest ambient-pressure superconducting transition temperature and unconventional electronic behaviour that are not fully explained. Searching for universal links between the superconducting state and its normal metallic state is believed to be an effective approach to elucidate the underlying mechanism of superconductivity. One of the common expectations for copper oxide superconductors is that a metallic phase will appear after the superconductivity is entirely suppressed by chemical doping or the application of a magnetic field9. Here we report the first observation of a quantum phase transition from a superconducting state to an insulating-like state as a function of pressure in Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_8+δ (Bi2212) superconductors with two CuO₂ planes in a unit cell for doping below, at and above a level that achieves the highest transition temperature. We also find the same phenomenon in related compounds with a single CuO₂ plane as well as three CuO₂ planes in a unit cell. This apparently universal phenomenon poses a challenge for achieving a unified understanding of the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1855090

Report Number(s):: BNL-222852-2022-JAAM

Journal Information:: Nature Physics, Journal Name: Nature Physics Vol. 18; ISSN 1745-2473

Publisher:: Nature Publishing Group (NPG)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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