Disappearance and Suvival of Superconductivity in FeSe under High Pressure
Superconductivity in FeSe has been investigated under high pressure through
the measurements of DC magnetization by using a diamond anvil cell. It has been
found that superconducting volume fraction abruptly decreases above $\sim$7 GPa
($\sim$5 GPa), when Ar (glycerin) is used as the pressure transmitting media,
indicating the disappearance of the superconductivity. The results agree with
the appearance of the non-superconducting ortho I\hspace{-1pt}I phase at high
pressure observed previously. In contrast, it has been found that the
superconductivity survives under pressure even above 7 GPa, consistent with the
results previously obtained under hydrostatic pressure by using a cubic anvil
apparatus, when the thickness ($t$) of a platelet single crystal specimen is
reduced. It is inferred that the appearance of the ortho I\hspace{-1pt}I phase
depends sensitively on whether or not the uniaxial stress along the [001]
direction is present.