Measurements of elastoresistance under pressure by combining in-situ tunable quasi-uniaxial stress with hydrostatic pressure

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2020-02-06
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Gati, Elena
Xiang, Li
Bud’ko, Sergey
Canfield, Paul
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Uniaxial stress, as well as hydrostatic pressure are often used to tune material properties in condensed matter physics. Here, we present a setup that allows for the study of the combined effects of quasi-uniaxial stress and hydrostatic pressure. Following earlier designs for measurements under finite stress at ambient pressures [e.g., Chu et al., Science 337, 710 (2012)], the present setup utilizes a piezoelectric actuator to change stress in situ inside the piston–cylinder pressure cell. We show that the actuator can be operated over the full temperature (from 30 K up to 260 K) and pressure range (up to ≈2 GPa), resulting in a clear and measurable quasi-uniaxial strain. To demonstrate functionality, measurements of the elastoresistance (i.e., the change of resistance of a sample as a response to quasi-uniaxial strain) under finite hydrostatic pressure on the iron-based compound BaFe2As2 are presented as a proof-of-principle example and discussed in the framework of electronic nematicity. Overall, this work introduces the combination of in situ tunable quasi-uniaxial stress and large (up to ≈2 GPa) hydrostatic pressure as a powerful combination in the study of novel electronic phases. In addition, it also points toward further technical advancements which can be made in the future.

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