Chemistry:Uranium ditelluride

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Uranium ditelluride
Names
IUPAC name
Bis(tellanylidene)uranium
Other names
Uranium(IV) ditelluride; Uranium telluride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
EC Number
  • 235-249-6
Properties
UTe2
Molar mass 493.2 g/mol
Related compounds
Other anions
Uranium disulfide
Uranium diselenide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Uranium ditelluride is an inorganic compound with the formula UTe2. It was discovered to be an unconventional superconductor in 2018.[1]

Superconductivity

Superconductivity in UTe2 appears to be a consequence of triplet electrons spin-pairing.[2] The material acts as a topological superconductor, stably conducting electricity without resistance even in high magnetic fields.[1] It has superconducting transition temperature at Tc= 2K.[3]

Charge density waves (CDW)[4] and pair density waves (PDW)[5][6][7] have been described in UTe2, with the latest case being the first time it has been described in a p-wave superconductor.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Seokjin Bae; Hyunsoo Kim; Yun Suk Eo; Sheng Ran; I-lin Liu; Fuhrman, Wesley T.; Paglione, Johnpierre; Butch, Nicholas P. et al. (2021). "Anomalous normal fluid response in a chiral superconductor UTe2". Nature Communications 12 (1): 2644. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22906-6. PMID 33976162. Bibcode2021NatCo..12.2644B. 
    • "Unconventional superconductor acts the part of a promising quantum computing platform". EurekAlert! (Press release). 15 July 2021.
  2. Sheng Ran; I-Lin Liu; Yun Suk Eo; Campbell, Daniel J.; Neves, Paul M.; Fuhrman, Wesley T.; Saha, Shanta R.; Eckberg, Christopher et al. (2019). "Extreme magnetic field-boosted superconductivity". Nature Physics 15 (12): 1250–1254. doi:10.1038/s41567-019-0670-x. PMID 34131432. Bibcode2019NatPh..15.1250R. 
  3. Rosa, Priscila F. S.; Weiland, Ashley; Fender, Shannon S.; Scott, Brian L.; Ronning, Filip; Thompson, Joe D.; Bauer, Eric D.; Thomas, Sean M. (2022-05-23). "Single thermodynamic transition at 2 K in superconducting UTe2 single crystals" (in en). Communications Materials 3 (1): 33. doi:10.1038/s43246-022-00254-2. ISSN 2662-4443. Bibcode2022CoMat...3...33R. https://www.nature.com/articles/s43246-022-00254-2. 
  4. Aishwarya, Anuva; May-Mann, Julian; Raghavan, Arjun; Nie, Laimei; Romanelli, Marisa; Ran, Sheng; Saha, Shanta R.; Paglione, Johnpierre et al. (June 2023). "Magnetic-field-sensitive charge density waves in the superconductor UTe2" (in en). Nature 618 (7967): 928–933. doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06005-8. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 37380690. Bibcode2023Natur.618..928A. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06005-8. 
  5. Gu, Qiangqiang; Carroll, Joseph P.; Wang, Shuqiu; Ran, Sheng; Broyles, Christopher; Siddiquee, Hasan; Butch, Nicholas P.; Saha, Shanta R. et al. (June 2023). "Detection of a pair density wave state in UTe2" (in en). Nature 618 (7967): 921–927. doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05919-7. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 37380691. Bibcode2023Natur.618..921G. 
  6. "Breakthrough identifies new state of topological quantum matter | Cornell Chronicle" (in en). https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/07/breakthrough-identifies-new-state-topological-quantum-matter. 
  7. "Topological superconductor harbours unusual crystalline state" (in en-GB). 2023-08-03. https://physicsworld.com/a/topological-superconductor-harbours-unusual-crystalline-state/.