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Tunable superconductivity coexisting with the anomalous Hall effect in a transition metal dichalcogenide

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  • Md Shafayat Hossain

    (Princeton University)

  • Qi Zhang

    (Princeton University)

  • David Graf

    (National High Magnetic Field Laboratory)

  • Mikel Iraola

    (Donostia International Physics Center
    Institute for Theoretical Solid State Physics, IFW Dresden)

  • Tobias Müller

    (University of Zurich)

  • Sougata Mardanya

    (Howard University)

  • Yi-Hsin Tu

    (National Cheng Kung University)

  • Zhuangchai Lai

    (City University of Hong Kong
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Martina O. Soldini

    (University of Zurich)

  • Siyuan Li

    (City University of Hong Kong)

  • Yao Yao

    (City University of Hong Kong)

  • Yu-Xiao Jiang

    (Princeton University)

  • Zi-Jia Cheng

    (Princeton University)

  • Maksim Litskevich

    (Princeton University)

  • Brian Casas

    (National High Magnetic Field Laboratory)

  • Tyler A. Cochran

    (Princeton University)

  • Xian P. Yang

    (Princeton University)

  • Byunghoon Kim

    (Princeton University)

  • Kenji Watanabe

    (National Institute for Materials Science)

  • Takashi Taniguchi

    (National Institute for Materials Science)

  • Sugata Chowdhury

    (Howard University)

  • Arun Bansil

    (Northeastern University
    Northeastern University)

  • Hua Zhang

    (City University of Hong Kong
    City University of Hong Kong
    City University of Hong Kong
    City University of Hong Kong)

  • Tay-Rong Chang

    (National Cheng Kung University
    Center for Quantum Frontiers of Research and Technology (QFort)
    National Center for Theoretical Sciences)

  • Mark H. Fischer

    (University of Zurich)

  • Titus Neupert

    (University of Zurich)

  • Luis Balicas

    (National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
    Florida State University)

  • M. Zahid Hasan

    (Princeton University
    Quantum Science Center at ORNL)

Abstract

Transition metal dichalcogenides display a high technological potential due to their wide range of electronic ground states. Here, we unveil that by tuning hydrostatic pressure P, a cascade of electronic phase transitions can be induced in the few-layer transition metal dichalcogenide 1T’-WS2. As P increases, we observe the suppression of superconductivity with the concomitant emergence of an anomalous Hall effect (AHE) at $$P\approx 1.15$$ P ≈ 1.15 GPa. Above 1.6GPa, we uncover a reentrant superconducting state emerging from a state still exhibiting AHE. This superconducting state competes with the AHE state and shows a marked increase in superconducting anisotropy with respect to the ambient pressure phase, suggesting a distinct pairing symmetry. We demonstrate that 1T’-WS2 concomitantly transitions into a strong topological phase with different band orbital characters and Fermi surfaces contributing to the superconductivity. These findings position 1T’-WS2 as a tunable superconductor, wherein superconductivity, AHE, and band features can be tuned reversibly.

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  • Md Shafayat Hossain & Qi Zhang & David Graf & Mikel Iraola & Tobias Müller & Sougata Mardanya & Yi-Hsin Tu & Zhuangchai Lai & Martina O. Soldini & Siyuan Li & Yao Yao & Yu-Xiao Jiang & Zi-Jia Cheng & , 2025. "Tunable superconductivity coexisting with the anomalous Hall effect in a transition metal dichalcogenide," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-9, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-56919-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56919-2
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