Observation of two superconducting domes under pressure in tetragonal FeS

Zhang, Jun; Liu, Feng-Liang; Ying, Tian-Ping; Li, Na-Na; Xu, Yang; He, Lan-Po; Hong, Xiao-Chen; Yu, Yun-Jie; Wang, Ming-Xiang; Shen, Jian; Yang, Wen-Ge; Li, Shi-Yan
2017
NPJ QUANTUM MATERIALS
DOI
10.1038/s41535-017-0050-7
We investigate the evolution of superconductivity and structure with pressure for the new superconductor FeS (T-c approximate to 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 T-c. 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.