Structural transition, metallization and superconductivity in quasi 2D layered PdS${}_2$ under compression

Abstract

Based on first-principles simulations and calculations, we explore the evolution of crystal structure, electronic structure and transport properties of quasi 2D layered PdS2 under uniaxial stress and hydrostatic pressure. The coordination of the Pd ions plays crucial roles in the structural transition, electronic structure and transport properties of PdS2. An interesting ferroelastic phase transition with lattice reorientation is revealed under uniaxial compressive stress, which originates from the bond reconstructions of the unusual PdS4 square-planar coordination. By contrast, the layered structure transforms to 3D cubic pyrite-type structure under hydrostatic pressure. In contrast to the experimental proposed coexistence of layered PdS2-type structure with cubic pyrite-type structure at intermediate pressure range, we predict that the compression-induced intermediate phase showing the same structural symmetry with the ambient phase, except of sharply contracted interlayer-distances. The coordination environments of the Pd ions have changed from square-planar to distorted octahedra in the intermediate phase, which results in the bandwidth broaden and orbital-selective metallization. In addition, the superconductivity comes from the cubic pyrite-type structure protected topological nodal-line states. The strong correlations between structural transition, electronic structure and transport properties in PdS2 provide a platform to study the fundamental physics of the interplay between crystal structure and transport behavior, and the competition between diverse phases.

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