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Observation of two superconducting domes under pressure in tetragonal FeS

Jun Zhang, Feng-Liang Liu, Tian-Ping Ying, Na-Na Li, Yang Xu, Lan-Po He, Xiao-Chen Hong, Yun-Jie Yu, Ming-Xiang Wang, Jian Shen, Wen-Ge Yang, Shi-Yan Li

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Abstract We investigate the evolution of superconductivity and structure with pressure for the new superconductor FeS (Tc ≈ 4.5 K), a sulfide counterpart of FeSe. A rapid suppression of T c and vanishing of superconductivity at 4.0 GPa are observed, followed by a second superconducting dome from 5.0 to 22.3 GPa with a 30% enhancement in maximum Tc. An onsite tetragonal to hexagonal phase transition occurs around 7.0 GPa, followed by a broad pressure range of phase coexistence. The residual deformed tetragonal phase is considered as the source of second superconducting dome. The observation of two superconducting domes in iron-based superconductors poses great challenges for understanding their pairing mechanism.
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