pith. machine review for the scientific record. sign in

arxiv: 2604.09457 · v1 · submitted 2026-04-10 · ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con · cond-mat.mtrl-sci· cond-mat.str-el

Recognition: unknown

Pressure-Induced Superconducting-like Transition in the it d-wave Altermagnet Candidate CsV₂Se₂O

Authors on Pith no claims yet

Pith reviewed 2026-05-10 16:11 UTC · model grok-4.3

classification ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con cond-mat.mtrl-scicond-mat.str-el
keywords altermagnetsuperconductivitypressure tuningdensity wavemagnetoresistancevanadium oxychalcogenideCsV2Se2O
0
0 comments X

The pith

Applying pressure to the d-wave altermagnet candidate CsV₂Se₂O suppresses its density-wave anomaly near 100 K and induces a reproducible resistive downturn below 3 K that is suppressed by magnetic field.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The study investigates the lattice, electronic structure, and transport of CsV₂Se₂O, a square-net material proposed as a d-wave altermagnet. At ambient pressure the compound is weakly insulating with a density-wave-like feature and properties consistent with a G-type compensated antiferromagnet. Hydrostatic compression eliminates the density-wave anomaly, reverses the sign of magnetoresistance, and produces a low-temperature resistive drop that remains unchanged across different samples and pressure media. The authors map a pressure-driven evolution from the reconstructed insulating parent state to strange-metal-like transport accompanied by the superconducting-like anomaly, drawing parallels to the parent compounds of cuprates and nickelates.

Core claim

Under applied pressure the density-wave-like anomaly is suppressed, magnetoresistance changes from predominantly negative to positive, and a superconducting-like resistive downturn appears below approximately 3 K. This anomaly is reproducible across samples and pressure-transmitting media and is suppressed by magnetic field. Room-temperature X-ray diffraction detects no symmetry lowering yet reveals a compressibility anomaly in the same pressure range, indicating an electronic reconstruction within the G-type compensated antiferromagnetic background.

What carries the argument

Hydrostatic pressure as the control parameter that suppresses the density-wave order in the G-type compensated antiferromagnetic state and enables the low-temperature resistive anomaly.

Load-bearing premise

The resistive downturn below 3 K arises from superconductivity rather than another low-temperature electronic instability.

What would settle it

Detection of a Meissner effect or a specific-heat jump coinciding with the resistive drop would confirm superconductivity, while their absence would indicate a different origin.

read the original abstract

Altermagnetism generates exchange-type spin splitting without net magnetization and, in its $\it d$-wave form, resembles the angular symmetry of unconventional $\it d$-wave superconductivity. Whether this correspondence bears directly on superconducting instabilities in real correlated materials remains open. Here we study the quasi-two-dimensional vanadium oxychalcogenide CsV$_2$Se$_2$O (CVSO), a square-net $\it d$-wave altermagnet candidate, through combined experimental and theoretical investigation of its lattice structure, electronic structure and transport properties. At ambient pressure, CVSO is a weakly insulating parent state with a density-wave-like anomaly near 100 K, and its bulk properties are most consistent with a G-type compensated antiferromagnetic background. Under compression, the density-wave-like feature is suppressed, the magnetoresistance evolves from predominantly negative to positive, and a superconducting-like resistive downturn emerges below about 3 K. This low-temperature anomaly is reproducible across samples and pressure media, and is suppressed by magnetic field. Room-temperature X-ray diffraction reveals no symmetry lowering, whereas does show a pronounced compressibility anomaly over the same pressure range. CVSO thus reveals a pressure-tuned phase diagram in which a reconstructed weakly insulating parent state gives way to strange-metal-like transport and superconducting-like behavior, echoing broader phenomenology associated with unconventional superconductors, including cuprates and nickelates.

Editorial analysis

A structured set of objections, weighed in public.

Desk editor's note, referee report, simulated authors' rebuttal, and a circularity audit. Tearing a paper down is the easy half of reading it; the pith above is the substance, this is the friction.

Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript investigates the quasi-2D vanadium oxychalcogenide CsV₂Se₂O as a d-wave altermagnet candidate using X-ray diffraction, transport measurements, and theory. At ambient pressure it exhibits a weakly insulating state with a density-wave-like anomaly near 100 K, consistent with G-type compensated antiferromagnetism. Under pressure the density-wave feature is suppressed, magnetoresistance changes from negative to positive, and a reproducible resistive downturn appears below ~3 K that is suppressed by magnetic field. Room-temperature XRD shows a compressibility anomaly without symmetry lowering. The authors interpret the low-T feature as a pressure-induced superconducting-like transition, yielding a phase diagram analogous to those of cuprates and nickelates.

Significance. If the resistive downturn is confirmed as bulk superconductivity, this would represent a notable finding by linking d-wave altermagnetism to pairing instabilities in a new correlated material, extending the phenomenology of pressure-tuned unconventional superconductors. Strengths include the reproducibility of the transport anomaly across samples and pressure media, the clear compressibility anomaly in XRD, and the theoretical framing of the altermagnetic parent state. The work provides suggestive evidence for a reconstructed strange-metal-like regime but its impact is currently limited by the absence of thermodynamic or magnetic confirmation of superconductivity.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract / low-T transport] Abstract and low-temperature transport section: the central claim of a 'superconducting-like' transition rests on a field-suppressible resistive downturn below ~3 K that is reproducible across samples and media. However, the manuscript reports neither zero resistance nor specific-heat or diamagnetic signatures. In a quasi-2D compensated antiferromagnet this feature could arise from weak localization, partial gapping, or filamentary order rather than bulk superconductivity; this interpretation is load-bearing for the claimed analogy to cuprate/nickelate phase diagrams.
  2. [Ambient-pressure state] Ambient-pressure characterization section: the parent state is assigned as 'most consistent with a G-type compensated antiferromagnetic background' with d-wave altermagnetic character on the basis of bulk properties alone. Direct verification (e.g., neutron diffraction) is not presented; while not fatal, this weakens the positioning of CVSO as an altermagnet candidate and the broader theoretical context for the pressure-induced behavior.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Figures] The resistivity and magnetoresistance figures would benefit from explicit labeling of the ~3 K downturn temperature scale and inclusion of data from multiple pressure media or samples to visually emphasize reproducibility.
  2. [Results] Clarify the precise definition of 'density-wave-like anomaly' near 100 K and its relation to the compressibility anomaly observed in XRD; a brief comparison table of transition temperatures under pressure would aid readability.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

2 responses · 0 unresolved

We thank the referee for the careful and constructive review of our manuscript. We address each major comment point by point below, indicating where revisions have been made to clarify interpretations and acknowledge limitations while preserving the core findings.

read point-by-point responses
  1. Referee: [Abstract / low-T transport] Abstract and low-temperature transport section: the central claim of a 'superconducting-like' transition rests on a field-suppressible resistive downturn below ~3 K that is reproducible across samples and media. However, the manuscript reports neither zero resistance nor specific-heat or diamagnetic signatures. In a quasi-2D compensated antiferromagnet this feature could arise from weak localization, partial gapping, or filamentary order rather than bulk superconductivity; this interpretation is load-bearing for the claimed analogy to cuprate/nickelate phase diagrams.

    Authors: We acknowledge that the observed feature is a resistive downturn rather than a transition to zero resistance, and that thermodynamic or diamagnetic confirmation of bulk superconductivity is absent. This is a genuine limitation given the challenges of high-pressure measurements on small samples. Alternative explanations such as weak localization or filamentary effects cannot be fully excluded based on transport alone. In the revised manuscript we have updated the abstract and low-T transport section to emphasize the 'superconducting-like' character, explicitly discuss possible alternative origins, and qualify the phase-diagram analogy with appropriate caveats. The reproducibility across samples and media, together with field suppression, still provides suggestive evidence consistent with the broader pressure-tuned evolution from a density-wave state to strange-metal-like transport. revision: partial

  2. Referee: [Ambient-pressure state] Ambient-pressure characterization section: the parent state is assigned as 'most consistent with a G-type compensated antiferromagnetic background' with d-wave altermagnetic character on the basis of bulk properties alone. Direct verification (e.g., neutron diffraction) is not presented; while not fatal, this weakens the positioning of CVSO as an altermagnet candidate and the broader theoretical context for the pressure-induced behavior.

    Authors: The assignment of G-type compensated antiferromagnetism is based on the consistency of our bulk transport, magnetoresistance, and density-functional-theory calculations that reproduce the observed density-wave anomaly and d-wave spin-splitting symmetry. We agree that neutron diffraction would constitute direct microscopic verification. We have added a clarifying sentence in the revised manuscript noting that the magnetic structure remains a candidate assignment pending such measurements and that future neutron studies would be desirable. This does not change the theoretical framing, as the pressure-induced suppression of the density-wave feature and emergence of the low-T anomaly are discussed relative to the calculated electronic structure of the parent state. revision: yes

Circularity Check

0 steps flagged

No significant circularity detected

full rationale

The paper reports direct experimental measurements of resistivity, magnetoresistance, and room-temperature X-ray diffraction under pressure, together with electronic-structure calculations for the ambient-pressure state. No load-bearing derivations, fitted parameters renamed as predictions, or self-referential equations appear in the abstract or described claims. The ambient-pressure assignment to a G-type compensated antiferromagnet is presented as 'most consistent' with bulk properties rather than derived from a uniqueness theorem or self-citation chain. The pressure-induced resistive downturn is interpreted as superconducting-like on the basis of its reproducibility and field suppression, without any internal reduction to prior fitted inputs. The overall chain is therefore self-contained and externally falsifiable via the reported transport and diffraction data.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on standard experimental interpretations of transport and diffraction data with no additional free parameters, ad-hoc axioms, or invented entities introduced in the abstract.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Conventional interpretation of a field-suppressible resistive drop as possible superconductivity
    The abstract equates the low-temperature anomaly with a superconducting-like transition based on standard condensed-matter phenomenology.

pith-pipeline@v0.9.0 · 5684 in / 1398 out tokens · 46032 ms · 2026-05-10T16:11:22.251087+00:00 · methodology

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.

Forward citations

Cited by 1 Pith paper

Reviewed papers in the Pith corpus that reference this work. Sorted by Pith novelty score.

  1. Finite temperature pair density wave superconductivity in $d$-wave altermagnets

    cond-mat.supr-con 2026-05 unverdicted novelty 7.0

    D-wave altermagnets host a robust finite-temperature pair-density-wave superconducting phase driven by momentum-dependent spin splitting.

Reference graph

Works this paper leans on

70 extracted references · 8 canonical work pages · cited by 1 Pith paper · 2 internal anchors

  1. [1]

    & Kusunose, H

    Hayami, S., Yanagi, Y . & Kusunose, H. M omentum-dependent spin splitting by collinear antiferromagnetic ordering. J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 88, 123702 (2019)

  2. [2]

    D., Wang, Z., Luo, J.- W., Rashba, E

    Yuan, L. D., Wang, Z., Luo, J.- W., Rashba, E. I. & Zunger, A. Giant momentum- dependent spin splitting in centrosymmetric low -𝑍𝑍 antiferromagnets. Phys. Rev. B 102, 014422 (2020)

  3. [3]

    & Jungwirth, T

    Šmejkal, L., Sinova, J. & Jungwirth, T. Beyond conventional ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism: a phase with nonrelativistic spin and crystal rotation symmetry. Phys. Rev. X 12, 031042 (2022)

  4. [4]

    & Jungwirth, T

    Šmejkal, L., Sinova, J. & Jungwirth, T. Emerging research landscape of altermagnetism. Phys. Rev. X 12, 040501 (2022)

  5. [5]

    & Sinova, J

    Šmejkal, L., González -Hernández, R., Jungwirth, T. & Sinova, J. Crystal time - reversal symmetry breaking and spontaneous Hall effect in collinear antiferromagnets. Sci. Adv. 6, eaaz8809 (2020)

  6. [6]

    & Yao, Y

    Bai, L., Feng, W., Liu, S., Šmejkal, L., Mokrousov, Y . & Yao, Y . Altermagnetism: exploring new frontiers in magnetism and spintronics. Adv. Funct. Mater. 34, 2409327 (2024)

  7. [7]

    H., Liu, J., Chen, X

    Song, C., Bai, H., Zhou, Z., Han, L., Reichlova , H., Dil, J. H., Liu, J., Chen, X. & Pan, F. Altermagnets as a new class of functional materials. Nat Rev Mater 10, 473–485 (2025)

  8. [8]

    M., Liu, Q., Watanabe, H., Murakami, S., Nakatsuji, S

    Jungwirth, T., Sinova, J., Fernandes, R. M., Liu, Q., Watanabe, H., Murakami, S., Nakatsuji, S. & Šmejkal, L. Symmetry, microscopy and spectroscopy signatures of altermagnetism. Nature 649, 837–847 (2026)

  9. [9]

    & Kuneš, J

    Ahn, K.-H., Hariki, A., Lee, K.-W. & Kuneš, J. Antiferromagnetism in RuO 2 as d- wave Pomeranchuk instability. Phys. Rev. B 99, 184432 (2019)

  10. [10]

    L., González -Hernández, R., Kounta, I., Schlitz, R., Kriegner, D., Ritzinger, P., Lammel, M., Leiviskä, M., Hellenes, A

    Reichlova, H., Seeger, R. L., González -Hernández, R., Kounta, I., Schlitz, R., Kriegner, D., Ritzinger, P., Lammel, M., Leiviskä, M., Hellenes, A. B., Olejník, K., Petříček, V ., Doležal, P., Horak, L., Schmoranzerova, E., Badura, A., Bertaina, S., Thomas, A., Baltz, V ., Michez, L., Sinova, J., Goennenwein, S. T. B., Jungwirth, T. & Šmejkal, L. Observat...

  11. [11]

    & Qian, T

    Jiang, B., Hu, M., Bai, J., Song, Z., Mu, C., Qu, G., Li, W., Zhu, W., Pi, H., Wei, Z., Sun, Y ., Huang, Y ., Zheng, X., Peng, Y ., He, L., Li, S., Luo, J., Li, Z., Chen, G., Li, 22 H. & Qian, T. A metallic room -temperature d-wave altermagnet. Nat. Phys. 21, 754–759 (2025)

  12. [12]

    & Chen, C

    Zhang, F., Cheng, X., Yin, Z., Liu, C., Deng, L., Qiao, Y ., Shi, Z., Zhang, S., Lin, J., Liu, Z., Ye, M., Huang, Y ., Meng, X., Zhang, C., Okuda, T., Shimada, K., Cui, S., Zhao, Y ., Cao, G.-H., Qiao, S., Liu, J. & Chen, C. Crystal -symmetry-paired spin– valley locking in a layered room -temperature metallic altermagnet candidate. Nat. Phys. 21, 760–767 (2025)

  13. [13]

    M., Fradkin, E., MacDonald, A

    Jungwirth, T., Fernandes, R. M., Fradkin, E., MacDonald, A. H., Sinova, J. & Šmejkal, L. Altermagnetism: an unconventional spin -ordered phase of matter. Newton 1, 100162 (2025)

  14. [14]

    & Yan, Z

    Zhu, D., Zhuang, Z.- Y ., Wu, Z. & Yan, Z. Topological superconductivity in two- dimensional altermagnetic metals. Phys. Rev. B 108, 184505 (2023)

  15. [15]

    & Sudbø, A

    Brekke, B., Brataas, A. & Sudbø, A. Two- dimensional altermagnets: Superconductivity in a minimal microscopic model. Phys. Rev. B 108, 224421 (2023)

  16. [16]

    de Carvalho, V . S. & Freire, H. Unconventional superconductivity in altermagnets with spin-orbit coupling. Phys. Rev. B 110, L220503 (2023)

  17. [17]

    & Black- Schaffer, A

    Chakraborty, D. & Black- Schaffer, A. M. Zero- field finite-momentum and field - induced superconductivity in altermagnets. Phys. Rev. B 110, L060508 (2024)

  18. [18]

    B., Hu, L

    Zhang, S. B., Hu, L. H. & Neupert, T. Finite -momentum Cooper pairing in proximitized altermagnets. Nat Commun 15, 1801 (2024)

  19. [19]

    & Wang, J

    Wei, M., Xiang, L., Xu, F., Zhang, L., Tang, G. & Wang, J. Gapless superconducting state and mirage gap in altermagnets. Phys. Rev. B 109, L201404 (2024)

  20. [20]

    & Juricic, V

    Chatterjee, P. & Juricic, V . Interplay between altermagnetism and topological superconductivity on an unconventional superconducting platform. Phys. Rev. B 112, 054503 (2025)

  21. [21]

    & Sudbø, A

    Leraand, K., Mæland, K. & Sudbø, A. Phonon- mediated spin -polarized superconductivity in altermagnets. Phys. Rev. B 112, 104510 (2025)

  22. [22]

    & Zegrodnik, M

    Jasiewicz, K., Wojcik, P., Nowak, M. & Zegrodnik, M. Interplay between altermagnetism and superconductivity in two dimensions: intertwined symmetries and singlet-triplet mixing. arXiv: 2511.05190

  23. [23]

    Notes on altermagnetism and superconductivity

    Mazin, I.I. Notes on altermagnetism and superconductivity. AAPPS Bull. 35, 18 (2025). 23

  24. [24]

    Zou, X., Fernandes, R. M. & Fradkin, E. Superconducting states and intertwined orders in metallic altermagnets. arXiv: 2603.04503

  25. [25]

    & Franz, M

    Monkman, K., Weng, J., Heinsdorf, N., Nocera, A., Barlas, Y . & Franz, M. Persistent spin currents in superconducting altermagnets. Phys. Rev. X 16, 011057 (2026)

  26. [26]

    & Wen, H.- H

    Lin, H., Si, J., Zhu, X., Cai, K., Li, H., Kong, L., Yu, X. & Wen, H.- H. Structural and physical properties of CsV 2Se2-xO and V2Se2O. Phys. Rev. B 98, 075132 (2018)

  27. [27]

    & Liu, J

    Ma, H.-Y ., Hu, M., Li, N., Liu, J.-P., Yao, W., Jia, J.-F. & Liu, J. Multifunctional antiferromagnetic materials with giant piezomagnetism and noncollinear spin current. Nat. Commun. 12, 2846 (2021)

  28. [28]

    -Y ., Fan, A.-D., Wang, Y .-K., Zhang, Y

    Li, J. -Y ., Fan, A.-D., Wang, Y .-K., Zhang, Y . & Li, S. Strain -induced valley polarization, topological states, and piezomagnetism in two- dimensional altermagnetic V 2Te2O, V 2STeO, V 2SSeO, and V 2S2O. Appl. Phys. Lett. 125, 222404 (2024)

  29. [29]

    & Chen, G

    Bai, J., Ruan, B., Dong, Q., Zhang, L., Liu, Q., Cheng, J., Liu, P., Li, C., Sun, Y ., Huang, Y ., Ren, Z. & Chen, G. Absence of long- range order in the vanadium oxychalcogenide KV2Se2O with nontrivial band topology. Phys. Rev. B 110, 165151 (2024)

  30. [30]

    inverse magnetic breakdown

    Yan, X., Song, Z., Song, J., Fang, Z., Weng, H. & Wu, Q. Magnetic symmetry breaking driven “inverse magnetic breakdown” in a d-wave altermagnet KV 2Se2O. Sci. China-Phys. Mech. Astron. 69, 257011 (2026)

  31. [31]

    C., Shen, F., Hao, J., He, L., Chen, G

    Sun, Y ., Huang, Y ., Cheng, J., Zhang, S., Li, Z., Luo, H., Ma, X., Yang, W., Yang, J., Chen, D., Sun, K., Gutmann, M., Capelli, S. C., Shen, F., Hao, J., He, L., Chen, G. & Li, S. Antiferromagnetic structure of KV 2Se2O: A neutron diffraction study. Phys. Rev. B 112, 184416 (2025)

  32. [32]

    Zhuang, H., Bai, J., Cheng, J., Li, X., Meng, Y ., Wang, L., Zhang, Q., Shen, X., Wang, Y ., Chen, G. & Yu, R. Charge transfer caused anomalies of physical properties of KV 2Se2O. Eur. Phys. Lett. 150, 36003 (2025)

  33. [33]

    & Anisimov, V .I

    Trifonov, I.O., Skornyakov, S.L. & Anisimov, V .I. Effect of Coulomb Correlations on the Electronic Structure of Bulk V 2Se2O: a DFT + DMFT Study. Jetp Lett. 122, 171–177 (2025)

  34. [34]

    Chen, L., Yue, J., Cheng, J., Bai, J., Zhang, Z., Ma, X., Hong, F., Chen, G., Wang, J.-T., Wang, Z. & Yu, X. Compression- induced magnetic obstructed atomic 24 insulator and spin singlet state in antiferromagnetic KV2Se2O. arXiv: 2511.06712

  35. [35]

    & Cao, G.- H

    Liu, C.-C., Li, J., Liu, J.- Y ., Lu, J.-Y ., Li, H.-X., Liu, Y . & Cao, G.- H. Physical properties and first-principles calculations of an altermagnet candidate Cs1-δV2Te2O. Phys. Rev. B 112, 224439 (2025)

  36. [36]

    Observation of hidden altermagnetism in Cs$_{1-\delta}$V$_2$Te$_2$O

    Yang, G., Chen, R., Liu, C., Li, J., Pan, Z., Deng, L., Zheng, N., Tang, Y ., Zheng, H., Zhu, W., Xu, Y ., Ma, X., Wang, X., Cui, S., Sun, Z., Liu, Z., Ye, M., Cao, C., Shi, M., Hu, L., Liu, Q., Qiao, S., Cao, G., Song, Y . & Liu, Y . Observation of hidden altermagnetism in Cs1-δV2Te2O. arXiv: 2512.00972

  37. [37]

    Atomic- scale spin sensing of a 2Dd-wave altermagnet via helical tunneling,

    Wang, Z., Yu, S., Cheng, X., Xiao, X., Ma, W., Quan, F., Song, H., Zhang, K., Zhang, Y ., Ma, Y ., Liu, W., Yadav, P., Shi, X., Wang, Z., Niu, Q., Gao, Y ., Xiang, B., Liu, J., Wang, Z. & Chen, X. Atomic-scale spin sensing of a 2D d-wave altermagnet via helical tunneling. arXiv: 2512.23290

  38. [38]

    Fu, D., Yang, L., Xiao, K., Wang, Y ., Wang, Z., Yao, Y ., Xue, Q.- K. & Li, W. Atomic-scale visualization of d-wave altermagnetism. arXiv: 2512.24114

  39. [39]

    & Chen, L.- Q

    Yang, F., Zhao, G.-D., Yan, B. & Chen, L.- Q. Emergent spin- resolved electronic charge density waves and pseudogap phenomena from strong d- wave altermagnetism. arXiv: 2602.11694

  40. [40]

    & Chen, G

    Sun, Y ., Yin, Z., Zhang, T., Wang, L., Ruan, B., Huang, Y ., He, J., Zhu, W., Ma, M., Bai, J., Cheng, J., Dong, Q., Li, C., Liu, P., Liu, Q., Zhang, C. & Chen, G. Emergent superconductivity at 16.3 K in an altermagnetic candidate Na 2-xV2Se2O with broken inversion symmetry. arXiv: 2604.00838

  41. [41]

    F., Gibson, Q

    Tafti, F. F., Gibson, Q. D., Kushwaha, S. K., Haldolaarachchige, N. & Cava, R. J. Resistivity plateau and extreme magnetoresistance in LaSb. Nat. Phys. 12 , 272–277 (2016)

  42. [42]

    Mott, N. F. Conduction in non-crystalline systems. I. Localized electronic states in disordered systems. Philos. Mag. 17, 1259–1268 (1968)

  43. [43]

    G., Mott, N

    Austin, I. G., Mott, N. F. Polarons in crystalline and non- crystalline materials. Adv. Phys. 18, 41–102 (1969)

  44. [44]

    Lee, P. A. & Ramakrishnan, T. V . Disordered electronic systems. Rev. Mod. Phys. 57, 287-337 (1985)

  45. [45]

    Resistance minimum in dilute magnetic alloys

    Kondo, J. Resistance minimum in dilute magnetic alloys. Prog. Theor. Phys. 32, 37- 49 (1964)

  46. [46]

    Hamann, D. R. New solution for exchange scattering in dilute alloys. Phys. Rev. 25 158, 570-580 (1967)

  47. [47]

    J., González, J., Segura, A., Muñoz, A., Rodríguez -Hernández, P., Pérez -González, E., Marín -Borrás, V ., Muñoz-Sanjose, V ., Drasar, C

    Vilaplana, R., Santamaría-Pérez, D., Gomis, O., Manjón, F. J., González, J., Segura, A., Muñoz, A., Rodríguez -Hernández, P., Pérez -González, E., Marín -Borrás, V ., Muñoz-Sanjose, V ., Drasar, C. & Kucek, V . Structural and vibrational study of Bi2Se3 under high pressure. Phys. Rev. B 84, 184110 (2011)

  48. [48]

    & Yang, Z

    Wang, X., Chen, X., Zhou, Y ., Park, C., An, C., Zhou, Y ., Zhang, R., Gu, C., Yang, W. & Yang, Z. Pressure-induced iso-structural phase transition and metallization in WSe2. Sci. Rep. 7, 46694 (2017)

  49. [49]

    K., Rastogi, S., Jena, A

    Dubey, K. K., Rastogi, S., Jena, A. K., Shukla, G. K., Devi, P., Lee, S.- C., Bhattacharjee, S., Rawat, R., Joseph, B. & Singh, S. Pressure driven iso -structural phase transition and its implication on the Neel skyrmions host hexagonal PtMnGa. Phys. Rev. Mater. 8, 125404 (2024)

  50. [50]

    J., Blattner, A

    May, S. J., Blattner, A. J. & Wessels, B. W. Negative magnetoresistance in (In, Mn) As semiconductors. Phys. Rev. B 70, 073303 (2004)

  51. [51]

    Koshelev, A. E. Linear magnetoconductivity in multiband spin-density-wave metals with nonideal nesting. Phys. Rev. B 88, 060412 (R) (2013)

  52. [52]

    M., Yan, J.-Q., Kobayashi, R., Hedo, M., Nakama, T., Ōnuki, Y ., Suslov, A

    Feng, Y ., Wang, Y ., Silevitch, D. M., Yan, J.-Q., Kobayashi, R., Hedo, M., Nakama, T., Ōnuki, Y ., Suslov, A. V ., Mihaila, B., Littlewood, P. B. & Rosenbaum, T. F. Linear magnetoresistance in the low -field limit in density -wave materials. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 116, 11201-11206 (2019)

  53. [53]

    Olsen, J. L. Electron Transport in Metals (Interscience, New York, 1962)

  54. [54]

    Pippard, A. B. Magnetoresistance in Metals (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1989)

  55. [55]

    Introduction to Superconductivity: Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics) 2nd edn

    Tinkham, M. Introduction to Superconductivity: Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics) 2nd edn. (Dover Publications, 2004)

  56. [56]

    W., Hussey, N

    Phillips, P. W., Hussey, N. E. & Abbamonte, P. Stranger than metals. Science 377, eabh4273 (2022)

  57. [57]

    Uchida, S

    Keimer, B., Kivelson, S., Norman, M. Uchida, S. & Zaanen, J . From quantum matter to high -temperature superconductivity in copper oxides. Nature 518, 179– 186 (2015)

  58. [58]

    & Wang, M

    Sun, H., Huo, M., Hu, X., Li, J., Liu, Z., Han, Y ., Tang, L., Mao, Z., Yang, P., Wang, B., Cheng, J., Yao, D.- X., Zhang, G.- M. & Wang, M. Signatures of superconductivity near 80 K in a nickelate under high pressure. Nature 621, 493– 26 498 (2023)

  59. [59]

    Pressure-induced superconductivity in cesium and yttrium

    Wittig, J. Pressure-induced superconductivity in cesium and yttrium. Phys. Rev. Lett. 24, 812 (1970)

  60. [60]

    & Endo, S

    Ishizuka, M., Iketani, M. & Endo, S. Pressure effect on superconductivity of vanadium at megabar pressures. Phys. Rev. B 61, R3823 (2000)

  61. [61]

    V ., Hemley, R

    Gregoryanz, E., Struzhkin, V . V ., Hemley, R. J., Eremets, M. I., Mao, H.- k. & Timofeev, Y . A. Superconductivity in the chalcogens up to multimegabar pressures. Phys. Rev. B 65, 064504 (2002)

  62. [62]

    & Kawamura, H

    Akahama, Y ., Kobayashi, M. & Kawamura, H. Pressure-induced metallization and structural transition of 𝛼𝛼-monoclinic and amorphous Se. Phys. Rev. B 56, 5027 (1997)

  63. [63]

    Finite elastic strain of cubic crystals

    Birch, F. Finite elastic strain of cubic crystals. Phys. Rev. 71, 809 (1947)

  64. [64]

    & Furthmüller , J

    Kresse, G. & Furthmüller , J. Efficient iterative schemes for ab initio total- energy calculations using a plane-wave basis set. Phys. Rev. B 54, 11169 (1996)

  65. [65]

    Blöchl, P. E. Projector augmented-wave method. Phys. Rev. B 50, 17953 (1994)

  66. [66]

    P., Burke, K

    Perdew, J. P., Burke, K. & Ernzerhof, M. Generalized gradient approximation made simple. Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 3865 (1996)

  67. [67]

    P., Burke, K

    Perdew, J. P., Burke, K. & Ernzerhof, M. Perdew, Burke, and Ernzerhof Reply. Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 891 (1998)

  68. [68]

    Monkhorst, H. J. & Pack, J. D. Special points for Brillouin-zone integrations. Phys. Rev. B 13, 5188–5192 (1976)

  69. [69]

    & Vanderbilt, D

    Marzari, N. & Vanderbilt, D. Maximally localized generalized Wannier functions for composite energy bands. Phys. Rev. B 56, 12847 (1997)

  70. [70]

    A., Yates, J

    Mostofi, A. A., Yates, J. R., Lee, Y . -S., Souza, I., Vanderbilt, D. & Marzari, N. wannier90: a tool for obtaining maximally -localised Wannier functions. Comput. Phys. Commun. 178, 685 (2008). 27 Figures Figure 1 | Ambient-pressure parent state of CsV2Se2O (CVSO). a, Crystal structure of CVSO at ambient pressure. b, c, Atomic-resolution HAADF-STEM image...