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Shen S, Zhang X, Wo H, Shen Y, Feng Y, Schneidewind A, Čermák P, Wang W, Zhao J. Neutron Spin Resonance in the Heavily Hole-Doped KFe_{2}As_{2} Superconductor. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 124:017001. [PMID: 31976731 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.017001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We report high-resolution neutron scattering measurements of the low energy spin fluctuations of KFe_{2}As_{2}, the end member of the hole-doped Ba_{1-x}K_{x}Fe_{2}As_{2} family with only hole pockets, above and below its superconducting transition temperature T_{c} (∼3.5 K). Our data reveal clear spin fluctuations at the incommensurate wave vector (0.5±δ, 0, L), (δ=0.2) (1-Fe unit cell), which exhibit L-modulation peaking at L=0.5. Upon cooling to the superconducting state, the incommensurate spin fluctuations gradually open a spin gap and form a sharp spin resonance mode. The incommensurability (2δ=0.4) of the resonance mode (∼1.2 meV) is considerably larger than the previously reported value (2δ≈0.32) at higher energies (≥∼6 meV). The determination of the momentum structure of spin fluctuation in the low energy limit allows a direct comparison with the realistic Fermi surface and superconducting gap structure. Our results point to an s-wave pairing with a reversed sign between the hole pockets near the zone center in KFe_{2}As_{2}.
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- Shoudong Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Nanoelectronic Devices and Quantum Computing, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing, 210093, China
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Ishikado M, Shamoto SI, Kodama K, Kajimoto R, Nakamura M, Hong T, Mutka H. High-energy spin fluctuation in low-T c iron-based superconductor LaFePO 0.9. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16343. [PMID: 30397220 PMCID: PMC6218523 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33878-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Spin fluctuations are widely believed to play an important role in the superconducting mechanisms of unconventional high temperature superconductors. Spin fluctuations have been observed in iron-based superconductors as well. However, in some iron-based superconductors such as LaFePO0.9, they have not been observed by inelastic neutron scattering (INS). LaFePO0.9 is an iron-based superconductor with a low superconducting transition temperature (Tc = 5 K), where line nodes are observed in the superconducting gap function. The line-node symmetry typically originates from sign reversal of the order parameter in spin-fluctuation-mediated superconductivity. This contradiction has been a long-standing mystery of this superconductor. Herein, spin fluctuations were found at high energies such as 30-50 meV with comparable intensities to an optimally doped LaFeAs(O, F). Based on this finding, the line-node symmetry can be explained naturally as spin-fluctuation-mediated superconductivity.
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- Motoyuki Ishikado
- Neutron Science and Technology Center, Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society (CROSS), Tokai, Naka, Ibaraki, 319-1106, Japan.
- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan.
- Electronics and Photonics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8562, Japan.
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan.
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- Materials Sciences Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan
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- J-PARC Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan
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- J-PARC Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan
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- Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37831, USA
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- Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), 71 avenue des Martyrs, CS 20156, F - 38042, Grenoble, Cedex 9, France
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Xie T, Wei Y, Gong D, Fennell T, Stuhr U, Kajimoto R, Ikeuchi K, Li S, Hu J, Luo H. Odd and Even Modes of Neutron Spin Resonance in the Bilayer Iron-Based Superconductor CaKFe_{4}As_{4}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 120:267003. [PMID: 30004765 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.267003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We report an inelastic neutron scattering study on the spin resonance in the bilayer iron-based superconductor CaKFe_{4}As_{4}. In contrast to its quasi-two-dimensional electron structure, three strongly L-dependent modes of spin resonance are found below T_{c}=35 K. The mode energies are below and linearly scale with the total superconducting gaps summed on the nesting hole and electron pockets, essentially in agreement with the results in cuprate and heavy fermion superconductors. This observation supports the sign-reversed Cooper pairing mechanism under multiple pairing channels and resolves the long-standing puzzles concerning the broadening and dispersive spin resonance peak in iron pnictides. More importantly, the triple resonant modes can be classified into odd and even symmetries with respect to the distance of Fe-Fe planes within the Fe-As bilayer unit. Thus, our results closely resemble those in the bilayer cuprates with nondegenerate spin excitations, suggesting that these two high-T_{c} superconducting families share a common nature.
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- Tao Xie
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Materials and Life Science Division, J-PARC Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Neutron Science and Technology Center, Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Xie T, Gong D, Ghosh H, Ghosh A, Soda M, Masuda T, Itoh S, Bourdarot F, Regnault LP, Danilkin S, Li S, Luo H. Neutron Spin Resonance in the 112-Type Iron-Based Superconductor. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 120:137001. [PMID: 29694229 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.137001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We use inelastic neutron scattering to study the low-energy spin excitations of the 112-type iron pnictide Ca_{0.82}La_{0.18}Fe_{0.96}Ni_{0.04}As_{2} with bulk superconductivity below T_{c}=22 K. A two-dimensional spin resonance mode is found around E=11 meV, where the resonance energy is almost temperature independent and linearly scales with T_{c} along with other iron-based superconductors. Polarized neutron analysis reveals the resonance is nearly isotropic in spin space without any L modulations. Because of the unique monoclinic structure with additional zigzag arsenic chains, the As 4p orbitals contribute to a three-dimensional hole pocket around the Γ point and an extra electron pocket at the X point. Our results suggest that the energy and momentum distribution of the spin resonance does not directly respond to the k_{z} dependence of the fermiology, and the spin resonance intrinsically is a spin-1 mode from singlet-triplet excitations of the Cooper pairs in the case of weak spin-orbital coupling.
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- Tao Xie
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India
- Human Resources development section, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore 452013, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India
- Human Resources development section, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore 452013, India
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- The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Intitut Laue Langevin, 71 avenue des Martyrs, CS 20156, 38042 Grenoble Cedex, France
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- Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization, Lucas Heights, New South Wales 2234, Australia
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Horigane K, Kihou K, Fujita K, Kajimoto R, Ikeuchi K, Ji S, Akimitsu J, Lee CH. Spin excitations in hole-overdoped iron-based superconductors. Sci Rep 2016; 6:33303. [PMID: 27615691 PMCID: PMC5018845 DOI: 10.1038/srep33303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Understanding the overall features of magnetic excitation is essential for clarifying the mechanism of Cooper pair formation in iron-based superconductors. In particular, clarifying the relationship between magnetism and superconductivity is a central challenge because magnetism may play a key role in their exotic superconductivity. BaFe2As2 is one of ideal systems for such investigation because its superconductivity can be induced in several ways, allowing a comparative examination. Here we report a study on the spin fluctuations of the hole-overdoped iron-based superconductors Ba1-xKxFe2As2 (x = 0.5 and 1.0; Tc = 36 K and 3.4 K, respectively) over the entire Brillouin zone using inelastic neutron scattering. We find that their spin spectra consist of spin wave and chimney-like dispersions. The chimney-like dispersion can be attributed to the itinerant character of magnetism. The band width of the spin wave-like dispersion is almost constant from the non-doped to optimum-doped region, which is followed by a large reduction in the overdoped region. This suggests that the superconductivity is suppressed by the reduction of magnetic exchange couplings, indicating a strong relationship between magnetism and superconductivity in iron-based superconductors.
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- K. Horigane
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
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- Aoyama Gakuin University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 229-8558, Japan
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- J-PARC Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Max Plank POSTECH Center for Complex Phase Materials, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center of New Functional Materials for Energy Production, Storage, and Transport, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
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