Pressure-induced superconducting phase in the charge-density-wave compound terbium tritelluride

Phys Rev Lett. 2009 May 1;102(17):177002. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.177002. Epub 2009 Apr 28.

Abstract

A series of high-pressure electrical resistivity measurements on single crystals of TbTe3 reveal a complex phase diagram involving the interplay of superconducting, antiferromagnetic and charge-density-wave order. The onset of superconductivity reaches a maximum of almost 4 K (onset) near approximately 12.4 GPa.