Motivated by recent experiments, we investigate the pressure-dependent electronic structure and electron-phonon (e-ph) coupling for simple cubic phosphorus by performing first-principles calculations within the full potential linearized augmented plane-wave method. As a function of increasing pressure, our calculations show a valley feature in T-c, followed by an eventual decrease for higher pressures. We demonstrate that this T-c valley at low pressures is due to two nearby Lifshitz transitions, as we analyze the band-resolved contributions to the e-ph coupling. Below the first Lifshitz transition, the phonon hardening and shrinking of the gamma Fermi surface with s-orbital character results in a decreased Tc with increasing pressure. After the second Lifshitz transition, the appearance of delta Fermi surfaces with 3d-orbital character generate strong e-ph interband couplings in alpha delta and beta delta channels, and hence lead to an increase of T-c. For higher pressures, the phonon hardening finally dominates, and T-c decreases again. Our study reveals that the intriguing T-c valley discovered in experiment can be attributed to Lifshitz transitions, while the plateau of T-c detected at intermediate pressures appears to be beyond the scope of our analysis. This strongly suggests that aside from e-ph coupling, electronic correlations along with plasmonic contributions may be relevant for simple cubic phosphorus. Our findings hint at the notion that increasing pressure can shift the low-energy orbital weight towards d character, and as such even trigger an enhanced importance of orbital-selective electronic correlations despite an increase of the overall bandwidth.

Wu, X., Jeschke, H.O., Di Sante, D., Von Rohr, F.O., Cava, R.J., Thomale, R. (2018). Origin of the pressure-dependent Tc valley in superconducting simple cubic phosphorus. PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS, 2(3), 034802-034802 [10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.034802].

Origin of the pressure-dependent Tc valley in superconducting simple cubic phosphorus

Di Sante, D.;
2018

Abstract

Motivated by recent experiments, we investigate the pressure-dependent electronic structure and electron-phonon (e-ph) coupling for simple cubic phosphorus by performing first-principles calculations within the full potential linearized augmented plane-wave method. As a function of increasing pressure, our calculations show a valley feature in T-c, followed by an eventual decrease for higher pressures. We demonstrate that this T-c valley at low pressures is due to two nearby Lifshitz transitions, as we analyze the band-resolved contributions to the e-ph coupling. Below the first Lifshitz transition, the phonon hardening and shrinking of the gamma Fermi surface with s-orbital character results in a decreased Tc with increasing pressure. After the second Lifshitz transition, the appearance of delta Fermi surfaces with 3d-orbital character generate strong e-ph interband couplings in alpha delta and beta delta channels, and hence lead to an increase of T-c. For higher pressures, the phonon hardening finally dominates, and T-c decreases again. Our study reveals that the intriguing T-c valley discovered in experiment can be attributed to Lifshitz transitions, while the plateau of T-c detected at intermediate pressures appears to be beyond the scope of our analysis. This strongly suggests that aside from e-ph coupling, electronic correlations along with plasmonic contributions may be relevant for simple cubic phosphorus. Our findings hint at the notion that increasing pressure can shift the low-energy orbital weight towards d character, and as such even trigger an enhanced importance of orbital-selective electronic correlations despite an increase of the overall bandwidth.
2018
Wu, X., Jeschke, H.O., Di Sante, D., Von Rohr, F.O., Cava, R.J., Thomale, R. (2018). Origin of the pressure-dependent Tc valley in superconducting simple cubic phosphorus. PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS, 2(3), 034802-034802 [10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.034802].
Wu, X.; Jeschke, H. O.; Di Sante, D.; Von Rohr, F. O.; Cava, R. J.; Thomale, R.
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