Quantum matter in high magnetic fields

Abstract:

Superconductivity is a remarkably widespread phenomenon that is observed in most metals cooled to very low temperatures. The ubiquity of such conventional superconductors, and the wide range of associated critical temperatures, is readily understood in terms of the well-known Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer theory. Occasionally, however, unconventional superconductors are found, such as the iron-based materials, which extend and defy this understanding in unexpected ways. In the case of the iron-based superconductors, this includes the different ways in which the presence of multiple atomic orbitals can manifest in unconventional superconductivity, giving rise to a rich landscape of gap structures that share the same dominant pairing mechanism. In addition, these materials have also led to insights into the unusual metallic state governed by the Hund’s interaction, the control and mechanisms of electronic nematicity, the impact of magnetic fluctuations and quantum criticality, and the importance of topology in correlated states. Over the fourteen years since their discovery, iron-based superconductors have proven to be a testing ground for the development of novel experimental tools and theoretical approaches, both of which have extensively influenced the wider field of quantum materials.

Abstract:

These data were collected using transport, magnetotransport, torque and magnetization measurements as a function of temperature and magnetic fields on different single crystals of Cu-substituted FeSe. The data were collected either in Oxford using a 16T PPMS magnet as well as at the High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Nijmegen. The data are in ASCII format. The data correspond to the figures presented in the paper with the same title to appear in Phys Rev B and also on https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.04624.