Tuning quantum states with electronic correlations: charge order and superconductivity enhancement

Author: Li, Wei

Affiliation: Tsinghua University

Type: Invited Talk

Session: Iron-based superconductors: spectroscopy and heterostructures

Date and Time: 21.07.2026, 11:45 - 12:15

I will present our recent work on the dual superconductivity enhancement in an iron-pnictide superconductor. By controllably tuning its lattice constant, we shift the strain-sensitive dz2 band toward the Fermi level. This enhances electronic correlations, reconstructs the pairing-relevant d-orbital bands, and enlarges the superconducting gap by over 30%. Our study demonstrates a new route to amplify superconductivity by decoupling electronic correlation from doping constraints, with the unprecedented experimental evidence of dz2-band-driven Cooper pairing as its key advance.

If time allows, I will also report a paradigm-breaking discovery in the topological superconductor 2M-WS2 using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (STM): a two-dimensional and lattice-decoupled stripe-like charge order that coexists with superconductivity. This novel order exhibits five distinct rotational orientations while maintaining an identical wavelength, directly challenging the crystallographic determinism of conventional charge density waves.