Elastoresistivity in the ``Hidden Order'' compound URu$_{2}$Si$_{\mathrm{2-x}}$P$_{\mathrm{x}}$
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Abstract
The intermetallic compound URu$_{2}$Si$_{2}$ undergoes a phase transition near 17.5 K, with clear thermodynamic and transport signatures. However, despite nearly 30 years of research, the nature of the order parameter remains unknown. This ``hidden order'' phase, and its relationship to the superconductivity that appears below 1.4 K, remains a central puzzle in the physics of correlated electron materials. In order to unfold the phenomena that are nascent in pure URu$_{2}$Si$_{2}$, we recently developed a flux growth technique that allows electron doping through Si $\to$ P substitution. This technique is novel because it enables the use of high vapor pressure elements. We find that phosphorous substitution suppresses the hidden order transition temperature until, at roughly 1.5{\%} doping, a quantum phase transition is reached. We measure the doping evolution of the temperature dependent elastoresistivity focusing on the behavior of the nematic component (b2g) as the Hidden Order transition is approached.
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Authors
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Camilla Moir
Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
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Ryan Baumbach
Los Alamos National Laboratory, NHMFL, Florida State Univ., National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
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Andrew Gallagher
NHMFL, Florida State Univ., Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
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Kuan-Wen Chen
NHMFL, Florida State Univ., Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
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A. Shekhter
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
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Greg Boebinger
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
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Scott Riggs
NHMFL, Florida State Univ., National High Magnetic Field Laboratory