1Anhui Key Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics at Extreme Conditions, High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China 2Science Island Branch of Graduate School, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Abstract：We present a high-pressure study of van der Waals ferromagnetic metal Fe$_{3}$GeTe$_{2}$ through electrical transport and Raman scattering measurements in diamond anvil cells at pressures up to 22.4 GPa. Upon compression, the ferromagnetic transition temperature $T_{\rm c}$ manifested by a kink in resistance curve decreases monotonically and becomes undiscernable around $P_{\rm c} = 10$ GPa, indicative of suppression of the itinerant ferromagnetism. Meanwhile, by fitting the low temperature resistance to the Fermi liquid behavior of $R =R_{0} + AT^{2}$, we found that $R_{0}$ shows a cusp-like anomaly and the coefficient $A$ diverges around $P_{\rm c}$. These transport anomalies imply a tricritical point as commonly observed in itinerant ferromagnets under pressure. Unexpectedly, the Raman-active $E_{2g}$ and $A_{1g}$ modes soften remarkably after an initial weak hardening and the peak widths of both modes broaden evidently on approaching $P_{\rm c}$, followed by complete disappearance of both modes above this critical pressure. A possible underlying mechanism for such anomalous lattice softening near $P_{\rm c}$ is discussed.
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