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ArticleNature communications2025

Superconductivity and suppressed monoclinic distortion in FeTe films enabled by higher-order epitaxy.

Yuki Sato, Soma Nagahama, Shunsuke Kitou, Hajime Sagayama, Ilya Belopolski, Ryutaro Yoshimi, Minoru Kawamura, Atsushi Tsukazaki, Naoya Kanazawa, Takuya Nomoto and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Yuki SatoRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Japan. yuki.sato.yj@riken.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9209-2437
Soma NagahamaDepartment of Applied Physics and Quantum-phase Electronics Center (QPEC), University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-7388-003X
Shunsuke KitouDepartment of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2349-140X
Hajime SagayamaInstitute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3816-9584
Ilya BelopolskiRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1723-8675
Ryutaro YoshimiRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6200-9375
Minoru KawamuraRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0104-6257
Atsushi TsukazakiDepartment of Applied Physics and Quantum-phase Electronics Center (QPEC), University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0251-063X
Naoya KanazawaInstitute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3270-2915
Takuya NomotoDepartment of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4333-6773
Ryotaro AritaRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5725-072X
Taka-Hisa ArimaRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6959-0454
Masashi KawasakiRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6397-4812
Yoshinori TokuraRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Japan. tokura@riken.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2732-4983

Funding

MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) JPMJCR1874MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) JPMJCR23O3MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) JPMJFR2038MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 22K18965MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 23H04017MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 23H05431MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 23H05462MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 24H00417MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 24H01652MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 24K17020MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 25H02126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular beam epitaxy enables the growth of thin film materials with novel properties and functionalities. Typically, the lattice constants of films and substrates are designed to match to minimise disorders and strains. However, significant lattice mismatches can result in higher-order epitaxy, where commensurate growth occurs with a period defined by integer multiples of the lattice constants. Despite its potential, higher-order epitaxy is rarely used to enhance material properties or induce emergent phenomena. Here, we report single-crystalline FeTe films grown via 6:5 commensurate higher-order epitaxy on CdTe(001) substrates. Scanning transmission electron microscopy reveals self-organised periodic interstitials near the interface, arising from higher-order lattice matching. Synchrotron x-ray diffraction shows that the tetragonal-to-monoclinic structural transition in bulk FeTe is strongly suppressed. Remarkably, these films exhibit substrate-selective two-dimensional superconductivity, likely due to suppressed monoclinic distortion. These findings demonstrate the potential of higher-order epitaxy as a tool to control materials and inducing emergent phenomena.

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