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Superconducting Properties of Ta and MoRe under Torsional Strain and High Pressure

V. Tarenkov$^{1,2}$, D. Mindich$^{3}$, V. Dmytrenko$^{1}$, O. Zhitlukhina$^{1,4}$, V. Krivoruchko$^{1}$, O. Kalenyuk$^{2,3}$, D. Shapovalov$^{2}$, V. Shamaev$^{5}$, A. Shapovalov$^{2,3}$

$^{1}$Donetsk Institute for Physics and Engineering Named after O. O. Galkin, N.A.S. of Ukraine, 46 Nauky Ave., UA-03028 Kyiv, Ukraine
$^{2}$G. V. Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics, N.A.S. of Ukraine, 36 Academician Vernadsky Blvd., UA-03142 Kyiv, Ukraine
$^{3}$Kyiv Academic University, N.A.S. and M.E.S. of Ukraine, 36 Academician Vernadsky Blvd., UA-03142 Kyiv, Ukraine
$^{4}$Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University Bratislava, Mlynská Dolina, 84248 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
$^{5}$Donetsk National Technical University, 76 Sambirska Str., UA-82111 Drohobych, Ukraine

Received: 12.03.2026; final version - 13.03.2026. Download: PDF

The twistronics paradigm, within which the rotation of crystal layers is used to engineer electronic properties, has revolutionized the study of two-dimensional quantum materials. However, the extension of this concept to three-dimensional bulk systems, where structural manipulation is inherently more complex, still requires further investigation. In this paper, we analyse the possibility of applying twistronics principles to bulk superconducting metals, namely, Ta (a classical type-I superconductor) and MoRe (a type-II superconductor), by means of the combined extreme torsional stress and hydrostatic pressure. Our results show that the superconducting properties of both materials, as determined by the ratio of the superconducting gap to the critical temperature, increase systematically under this dual loading. We believe that macroscopic torsion is a promising way to extend twistronics concepts to bulk superconductors and to engineering mechanically their superconducting properties.

Key words: twistronics, hydrostatic pressure, torsional stress, superconducting characteristics, amorphization.

URL: https://mfint.imp.kiev.ua/en/abstract/v48/i03/0307.html

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/mfint.48.03.0307

PACS: 07.35.+k, 74.45.+c, 74.50.+r, 74.62.Fj, 74.70.Ad, 74.78.-w, 74.81.Bd

Citation: V. Tarenkov, D. Mindich, V. Dmytrenko, O. Zhitlukhina, V. Krivoruchko, O. Kalenyuk, D. Shapovalov, V. Shamaev, and A. Shapovalov, Superconducting Properties of Ta and MoRe under Torsional Strain and High Pressure, Metallofiz. Noveishie Tekhnol., 48, No. 3: 307–319 (2026)

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