"Exploring the Complex Relationship Between Charge Density Waves and Superconductivity in Pressurized CuTe"

Researchers have discovered a second charge density wave (CDW) order in the quasi-one-dimensional CDW material CuTe under high pressure. They found that superconductivity can be induced and has complex relationships with the native and emergent CDW orders. The transition from the original CDW order (CDW1) to the new CDW order (CDW2) was accompanied by the appearance of a pressure-induced dome-like superconducting phase diagram. This study highlights CuTe as an ideal platform to study the interplay between superconductivity and multiple CDWs.