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2010-06-02
Robust accidental nodes and zeroes and critical quasiparticle scaling in iron-based multiband superconductors
We study multigap superconductivity, with strong angular variations of one of the gaps, as appropriate for certain iron-based high-temperature superconductors. We solve the gap equations of this model and find that the nodes or zeroes in the gap function present at Tc - although purely accidental -- typically survive d...
1006.0447v3
2010-06-18
A New Iron Pnictide Oxide (Fe2As2)(Ca5(Mg,Ti)4Oy) and a New Phase in Fe-As-Ca-Mg-Ti-O system
A new layered iron arsenide oxide (Fe2As2)(Ca5(Mg,Ti)4Oy) and its structural derivative were found in the Fe-As-Ca-Mg-Ti-O system. The crystal structure of (Fe2As2)(Ca5(Mg,Ti)4Oy) is identical to that of (Fe2As2)(Ca5(Sc,Ti)4Oy), which was reported in our previous study. The lattice constants of this compound are a = 3....
1006.3769v4
2010-06-18
Inelastic neutron scattering study on the resonance mode in an optimally doped superconductor LaFeAsO$_{0.92}$F$_{0.08}$
An optimally doped iron-based superconductor LaFeAsO$_{0.92}$F$_{0.08}$ with $T_c = 29$ K has been studied by inelastic powder neutron scattering. The magnetic excitation at $Q=1.15$ \AA$^{-1}$ is enhanced below $T_c$, leading to a peak at $E_{res}\sim13$ meV as the resonance mode, in addition to the formation of a gap...
1006.4640v1
2010-06-24
Electronic correlations in iron-pnictide superconductors and beyond; what can we learn from optics
The Coulomb repulsion, impeding electrons' motion, has an important impact on the charge dynamics. It mainly causes a reduction of the effective metallic Drude weight (proportional to the so-called optical kinetic energy), encountered in the optical conductivity, with respect to the expectation within the nearly-free e...
1006.4698v1
2010-06-27
The effect of disorder on electronic Raman scattering in the superconducting state of iron pnictides
Electronic Raman scattering measures a polarization-dependent scattering intensity which can provide information about the location of nodes in the energy gap of an unconventional superconductor as well as its overall symmetry. In this paper, we calculate the Raman intensity in the presence of disorder for several mode...
1006.5245v1
2010-07-06
Spin waves in the (0,pi) and (0,pi,pi) ordered SDW states of the t-t' Hubbard model: Application to doped iron pnictides
Spin waves in (0,pi) and (0,pi,pi) ordered spin-density-wave (SDW) states of the t-t' Hubbard model are investigated at finite doping. In the presence of small t', these composite ferro-antiferromagnetic (F-AF) states are found to be strongly stabilized at finite hole doping due to enhanced carrier-induced ferromagneti...
1007.0812v1
2010-07-08
Optical properties of the iron-chalcogenide superconductor FeTe0.55Se0.45
The complex optical properties of the iron-chalcogenide superconductor FeTe0.55Se0.45 with Tc=14K have been examined over a wide frequency range for light polarized in the Fe-Te(Se) planes above and below Tc. At room temperature the optical response may be described by a weakly-interacting Fermi liquid; however, just a...
1007.1447v2
2010-07-15
Absence of an appreciable iron isotope effect on the transition temperature of the optimally doped SmFeAsO_{1-y} superconductor
We report the iron (Fe) isotope effect on the transition temperature (Tc) in the oxygen-deficient SmFeAsO_{1-y}, a 50 K-class Fe-based superconductor. For the optimally-doped samples with Tc = 54 K, change of the Fe average atomic mass (MFe) causes a negligibly small shift in Tc, with the Fe isotope coefficient (alphaF...
1007.2666v1
2010-07-16
Fermi surfaces and quasi-particle band dispersions of the iron pnictides superconductor KFe2As2 observed by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy
We have performed an angle-resolved photoemission study of the iron pnictide superconductor KFe2As2 with Tc 4 K. Most of the observed Fermi surfaces show almost two-dimensional shapes, while one of the quasi-particle bands near the Fermi level has a strong dispersion along the kz direction, consistent with the result o...
1007.2698v2
2010-07-20
Conductivity anisotropy in the antiferromagnetic state of iron pnictides
Recent experiments on iron pnictides have uncovered a large in-plane resistivity anisotropy with a surprising result: the system conducts better in the antiferromagnetic x direction than in the ferromagnetic y direction. We address this problem by calculating the ratio of the Drude weight along the x and y directions, ...
1007.3483v2
2010-07-22
Stratification of the elements in the atmospheres of blue horizontal-branch stars
Blue horizontal-branch (BHB) stars with $T_{\rm eff}$ approximately larger than 11500 K show several observational anomalies. In globular clusters, they exhibit low rotational velocities, abundance anomalies (as compared to cluster abundances), photometric jumps and gaps and spectroscopic gravities lower than predicted...
1007.4023v1
2010-08-08
MHD Simulations of Core Collapse Supernovae with Cosmos++
We performed 2D, axisymmetric, MHD simulations with Cosmos++ in order to examine the growth of the magnetorotational instability (MRI) in core--collapse supernovae. We have initialized a non--rotating 15 solar mass progenitor, infused with differential rotation and poloidal magnetic fields. The collapse of the iron cor...
1008.1422v1
2010-08-29
Quasiparticle interference in iron-based superconductors
We systematically calculate quasiparticle interference (QPI) signatures for the whole phase diagram of iron-based superconductors. Impurities inherent in the sample together with ordered phases lead to distinct features in the QPI images that are believed to be measured in spectroscopic imaging-scanning tunneling micro...
1008.4930v2
2010-09-01
Uniaxial "nematic-like" electronic structure and Fermi surface of untwinned CaFe2As2
Obtaining the electronic structure of the newly discovered iron-based superconductors is the key to understanding the mechanism of their high-temperature superconductivity. We used angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) to make direct measurements of the electronic structure and Fermi surface (FS) of the unt...
1009.0271v1
2010-09-04
Electronic dispersion anomalies in the iron pnictide superconductor Ba_{1-x}K_xFe_2As_2
The pairing mechanism in the iron-pnictide superconductors is still unknown. However, similarities to the cuprate high-temperature superconductors suggest that a similar mechanism may be at work. Recently, careful experimental studies of the spin excitation spectrum revealed, like in the cuprates, a strong temperature ...
1009.0849v1
2010-09-20
Hydrogen in $α$ iron: modification of elastic properties and solubility in strain fields
The effect of interstitial hydrogen on the elastic properties of $\alpha$-iron is investigated using \textit{ab initio} density functional theory. We find that while the overall strength properties are reduced by H, the effects are mainly due to the resulting local volume expansion. We use these concentration-dependent...
1009.3784v4
2010-09-30
Effects of iron doping on the topological insulator surfaces
Topological insulators embody a newly discovered state of matter characterized by conducting spin-momentum locked surface states that span the bulk band gap. So far, most of the study on topological insulator surfaces has been limited to understanding their properties without strong Coulomb perturbation or breaking of ...
1009.6216v2
2010-10-05
Structural and magnetic characterization of self-assembled iron oxide nanoparticle arrays
We report about a combined structural and magnetometric characterization of self-assembled magnetic nanoparticle arrays. Monodisperse iron oxide nanoparticles with a diameter of 20 nm were synthesized by thermal decomposition. The nanoparticle suspension was spin-coated on Si substrates to achieve self-organized arrays...
1010.0938v1
2010-10-12
Turbulence and magnetic spots at the surface of hot massive stars
Hot luminous stars show a variety of phenomena in their photospheres and in their winds which still lack clear physical explanations at this time. Among these phenomena are non-thermal line broadening, line profile variability (LPVs), discrete absorption components (DACs), wind clumping and stochastically excited pulsa...
1010.2498v1
2010-10-18
Possible three dimensional nodes in the $s{\pm}$ superconducting gap of BaFe$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$
We examine theoretically the superconducting state of BaFe$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$, an isovalent doping 122 iron pnictide superconductor. We construct a three dimensional ten orbital model from first principles band calculation, and investigate the superconducting gap within the spin fluctuation mediated pairing mecha...
1010.3542v2
2010-10-18
Observation of anisotropic diamagnetism above the superconducting transition in iron-pnictide Ba_(1-x)K_xFe2As2 single crystals due to thermodynamic fluctuations
High resolution magnetization measurements performed in a high quality Ba_(1-x)K_xFe2As2 single crystal allowed to determine the diamagnetism induced above the superconducting transition by thermally activated Cooper pairs. These data, obtained with magnetic fields applied along and transverse to the crystal ab layers,...
1010.3581v4
2010-10-22
A single-sided linear synchronous motor with a high temperature superconducting coil as the excitation system
Thrust measurements were performed on a coil made of YBa2Cu3O7-d coated conductor acting as the excitation system of a single-sided linear synchronous motor. The superconducting coil was a single pancake in the shape of a racetrack with 100 turns, the width and effective lengths were 42 mm and 84 mm, respectively. The ...
1010.4775v1
2010-10-25
Discovery Prospects for a Supernova Signature of Biogenic Origin
Approximately 2.8 Myr before the present our planet was subjected to the debris of a supernova explosion. The terrestrial proxy for this event was the discovery of live atoms of 60Fe in a deep-sea ferromanganese crust. The signature for this supernova event should also reside in magnetite Fe3O4 microfossils produced by...
1010.5109v3
2010-10-28
Magnetism and Disorder Effects on muSR Measurements of the Magnetic Penetration Depth in Iron-Based Superconductors
It is shown that attempts to accurately deduce the magnetic penetration depth of overdoped BaFe_{1.82}Co_{0.18}As2 single crystals by transverse-field muon spin rotation (TF-muSR) are thwarted by field-induced magnetic order and strong vortex-lattice disorder. We explain how substantial deviations from the magnetic fie...
1010.6046v1
2010-11-03
Electrostatic fluctuations promote the dynamical transition in proteins
Atomic displacements of hydrated proteins are dominated by phonon vibrations at low temperatures and by dissipative large-amplitude motions at high temperatures. A crossover between the two regimes is known as a dynamical transition. Recent experiments indicate a connection between the dynamical transition and the diel...
1011.1023v1
2010-11-06
Search for pressure induced superconductivity in CeFeAsO and CeFePO iron pnictides
The CeFeAsO and CeFePO iron pnictide compounds were studied via electrical transport measurements under high-pressure. In CeFeAsO polycrystals, the magnetic phases involving the Fe and Ce ions coexist up to 15 GPa, with no signs of pressure-induced superconductivity up to 50 GPa. For the CeFePO single crystals, pressur...
1011.1593v2
2010-11-07
Spectrophotometric variability of the magnetic CP star 56 Arietis in spectral region from 1950 to 3200 A
The spectrophotometric variability of the magnetic CP star 56 Arietis (56 Ari) in the ultraviolet spectral region from 1950 to 3200 A is investigated. This study is based on the archival International Ultraviolet Explorer data obtained at different phases of the rotational cycle. The brightness of 56 Ari is not constan...
1011.1659v1
2010-11-12
Antiferromagnetic ordering in the absence of a structural distortion in Ba(Fe{1-x}Mn{x})2As2
Neutron and x-ray diffraction studies of Ba(Fe{1-x}Mn{x})2As2 for low doping concentrations (x <= 0.176) reveal that at a critical concentration, 0.102 < x < 0.118, the tetragonal-to-orthorhombic transition abruptly disappears whereas magnetic ordering with a propagation vector of (1/2 1/2 1) persists. Among all of the...
1011.2816v1
2010-11-14
Strong spin resonance on BaFe2(As0.65P0.35)2 with Tc = 30 K
We performed inelastic neutron scattering on powder sample of the P-doped iron-based superconductor BaFe2(As0.65P0.35)2 with Tc = 30K, whose superconducting (SC) order parameter is expected to have line nodes. We have observed spin resonance at Q $\sim$ 1.2{\AA}^{-1} and E=12 meV in the SC state. The resonance enhancem...
1011.3191v1
2010-11-26
Advantageous grain boundaries in iron pnictide superconductors
High critical temperature superconductors have zero power consumption and could be used to produce ideal electric power lines. The principal obstacle in fabricating superconducting wires and tapes is grain boundaries-the misalignment of crystalline orientations at grain boundaries, which is unavoidable for polycrystals...
1011.5721v2
2010-12-03
Origin of In-Plane Anisotropy in Optical Conductivity for Antiferromagnetic Metallic Phase of Iron Pnictides
We examine the optical conductivity in antiferromagnetic (AFM) iron pnictides by mean-field calculation in a five-band Hubbard model. The calculated spectra are well consistent with the in-plane anisotropy observed in the measurements, where the optical conductivity along the direction with the AFM alignment of neighbo...
1012.0670v2
2010-12-13
Accretion and diffusion in the DAZ white dwarf GALEX J1931+0117
We present an analysis of high-dispersion and high signal-to-noise ratio spectra of the DAZ white dwarf GALEX J1931+0117. The spectra obtained with the VLT-Kueyen/UV-Visual Echelle Spectrograph show several well-resolved Si II spectral lines enabling a study of pressure effects on line profiles. We observed large Stark...
1012.2644v1
2010-12-14
Electron and hole Dirac cone states in-pairs in Ba(FeAs)$_2$ confirmed by magnetoresistance
The quantum transport of Dirac cone states in the iron pnictide Ba(FeAs)$_2$ with a d-\,multiband system is studied by using single crystal samples. The transverse magnetoresistance develops linearly against magnetic field at low temperatures. The transport phenomena are interpreted in terms of the 0$^{th}$ Landau leve...
1012.3029v4
2010-12-15
Theory of two magnon Raman scattering in antiferromagnetic iron pnictides
Although the parent iron-based pnictides and chalcogenides are itinerant antiferromagnets, the use of local moment picture to understand their magnetic properties is still widespread. We study magnetic Raman scattering from a local moment perspective for various quantum spin models proposed for this new class of superc...
1012.3254v2
2010-12-21
Resistivity scaling in 1111 iron-pnictide superconductors
We show that the zero field normal-state resistivity above Tc for various levels of electron doping - both for LaO1-xFxFeAs (La-1111) and SmO1-xFxFeAs (Sm-1111) members of the 1111-iron-pnictide superconductor family - can be scaled in a broad temperature range from 20 to 300 K onto single curves for underdoped La-1111...
1012.4682v1
2010-12-23
Revised Phase Diagram for FeTe1-xSex system with less excess Fe atoms
We observed bulk superconductivity in the FeTe1-xSex crystals with a low Se concentration after the excess Fe atoms existing unavoidably in crystals as-grown are partially removed by means of annealing in the air. A revised magnetism and superconductivity phase diagram is obtained via resistivity and magnetic susceptib...
1012.5188v1
2010-12-26
Electronic and magnetic structures of ternary iron selenides AFe$_2$Se$_2$ (A=K, Cs, or Tl)
By the first-principles electronic structure calculations, we find that the ground state of ternary iron selenides AFe$_2$Se$_2$ (A=K, Cs, or Tl) is in a bi-collinear antiferromagnetic order, in which the Fe local moments ($\sim2.8\mu_B$) align ferromagnetically along a diagonal direction and antiferromagnetically alon...
1012.5536v1
2010-12-29
Absence of holelike Fermi surface in superconducting K0.8Fe1.7Se2 revealed by ARPES
We have performed an angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy study of the new iron-based superconductor K0.8Fe1.7Se2 (Tc ~ 30 K). Clear band dispersion is observed with the overall bandwidth renormalized by a factor of 2.5 compared to our local density approximation calculations, indicating relatively strong correlat...
1012.6017v1
2010-12-30
Possible Signs of Water and Differentiation in a Rocky Exoplanetary Body
Spitzer observations reveal the presence of warm debris from a tidally destroyed rocky and possibly icy planetary body orbiting the white dwarf GD 61. Ultraviolet and optical spectroscopy of the metal-contaminated stellar photosphere reveal traces of hydrogen, oxygen, magnesium, silicon, iron, and calcium. The nominal ...
1101.0158v2
2011-01-03
Observation of a first order phase transition in fluid iron at pressures of 3 to 5 GPa
Direct measurements of resistivity and caloric equation of state have been performed for fluid iron at pressures of 2 to 12 GPa in a wide density range. We found that the isochoric temperature coefficient of resistivity becomes negative, and this is considered as an indication of the metal-to-nonmetal transition, when ...
1101.0487v2
2011-01-03
Electronic Structure and Mott Localization in Iron Deficient TlFe$_{1.5}$Se$_2$ with Superstructures
Electronic structure and magnetic properties for iron deficient TlFe$_{2-x}$Se$_2$ compounds are studied by first-principles calculations. We find that for the case of $x=0.5$ with a Fe-vacancy ordered orthorhombic superstructure, the ground state exhibits a stripe-like antiferromagnetic ordering and opens a sizable ba...
1101.0533v2
2011-01-03
Infrared spectrum and its implications for the electronic structure of the semiconducting iron selenide K$_{0.83}$Fe$_{1.53}$Se$_2$
We report an infrared spectroscopy study on K$_{0.83}$Fe$_{1.53}$Se$_2$, a semiconducting parent compound of the new iron-selenide system. The major spectral features are found to be distinctly different from all other Fe-based superconducting systems. Our measurement revealed two peculiar spectral structures: a double...
1101.0572v3
2011-01-04
Electronic structure and magnetic properties of the graphene/Fe/Ni(111) intercalation-like system
The electronic structure and magnetic properties of the graphene/Fe/Ni(111) system were investigated via combination of the density functional theory calculations and electron-spectroscopy methods. This system was prepared via intercalation of thin Fe layer (1 ML) underneath graphene on Ni(111) and its inert properties...
1101.0771v1
2011-01-17
The upper critical field and its anisotropy in LiFeAs
The upper critical field $\mu_0H_{c2}(T_c)$ of LiFeAs single crystals has been determined by measuring the electrical resistivity using the facilities of pulsed magnetic field at Los Alamos. We found that $\mu_0H_{c2}(T_c)$ of LiFeAs shows a moderate anisotropy among the layered iron-based superconductors; its anisotro...
1101.3159v1
2011-01-19
77Se NMR Evidence of Strongly Coupled Superconductivity in K0.8Fe2-xSe2
We report the 77Se NMR Knight shift and spin-lattice relaxation studies on the superconducting state of the ternary iron selenide K0.8Fe2-xSe2 with Tc~30 K. Just below Tc, the Knight shift 77Kn shows an immediate drop, indicating a singlet pairing. The spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/77T1 decreases rapidly in the temper...
1101.3687v1
2011-02-01
Comprehensive study of the magnetic stars HD 5797 and HD 40711 with large chromium and iron overabundances
We present the results of a comprehensive study of the chemically peculiar stars HD 5797 and HD 40711. The stars have the same effective temperature, Teff = 8900 K, and a similar chemical composition with large iron (+1.5 dex) and chromium (+3 dex) overabundances compared to the Sun. The overabundance of rare-earth ele...
1102.0150v1
2011-02-02
Cation vacancy order in the K0.8+xFe1.6-ySe2 system: five-fold cell expansion accommodates 20% tetrahedral vacancies
Ordering of the tetrahedral site vacancies in two crystals of refined compositions K0.93(1)Fe1.52(1)Se2 and K0.862(3)Fe1.563(4)Se2 produces a fivefold expansion of the parent ThCr2Si2 unit cell in the ab plane which can accommodate 20% vacancies on a single site within the square FeSe layer. The iron charge state is ma...
1102.0488v3
2011-02-10
Impact of Valence States on Superconductivity of Oxygen Incorporated Iron Telluride and Iron Selenide Films
We report on the local electronic structure of oxygen incorporated FeTe and FeSe films and how this relates to superconductivity observed in these films. In the case of FeTe, intially grown films are measured to be non-superconducting, but become superconducting following oxygen incorporation. In FeSe the opposite happ...
1102.2155v1
2011-02-15
Magnetic and superconducting instabilities in a hybrid model of itinerant/localized electrons for iron pnictides
We study a unified mechanism for spin-density-wave (SDW) and superconductivity in a minimal model, in which itinerant electrons and local moments coexist as previously proposed for the iron pnictides [EPL, 88, 17010 (2009)]. The phase diagram obtained at the mean field level is in qualitative agreement with the experim...
1102.3200v2
2011-02-17
Superconductivity tuned by the iron vacancy order in K$_{\bf x}$Fe$_{\bf 2-y}$Se$_2$
Combining in-depth neutron diffraction and systematic bulk studies, we discover that the $\sqrt{5}\times\sqrt{5}$ Fe vacancy order with its associated block antiferromagnetic order is the ground state, with varying occupancy ratio of the iron 16i and vacancy 4d sites, across the phase-diagram of K$_{\bf x}$Fe$_{\bf 2-y...
1102.3674v2
2011-02-21
Structural, electronic properties and Fermi surface of ThCr2Si2-type tetragonal KFe2S2, KFe2Se2, and KFe2Te2 phases as parent systems of new ternary iron-chalcogenide superconductors
First principles FLAPW-GGA method was used for the comparative study of the structural and electronic properties of three related tetragonal ThCr2Si2-type phases KFe2Ch2, where Ch are S, Se, and Te. The main trends in electronic bands, densities of states and Fermi surfaces for AFe2Ch2 are analyzed in relation to their...
1102.4173v2
2011-02-27
Multiorbital Spin Susceptibility in a Magnetically Ordered State - Orbital versus Excitonic Spin Density Wave Scenario
We present a general theory of multiorbital spin waves in magnetically ordered metallic systems. Motivated by the itinerant magnetism of iron-based superconductors, we compare the magnetic excitations for two different scenarios: when the magnetic order either sets in on the on-site orbital level; or when it appears as...
1102.5532v1
2011-03-01
57-Fe Mossbauer study of magnetic ordering in superconducting K_0.85Fe_1.83Se_2.09 single crystals
The magnetic ordering of superconducting single crystals of K_0.85Fe_1.83Se_2.09 has been studied between 10K and 550K using 57-Fe Mossbauer spectroscopy. Despite being superconducting below T_sc ~30K, the iron sublattice in K_0.85Fe_1.83Se_2.09 clearly exhibits magnetic order from well below T_sc to its N\'eel tempera...
1103.0059v1
2011-03-01
Spin excitations in K$_{0.84}$Fe$_{1.99}$Se$_2$ superconductor as studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy
M\"ossbauer spectroscopy was used to probe the site specific information of the $K_{0.84}Fe_{1.99}Se_2$ superconductor. Possibility of coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism is discussed. A spin excitation gap, $\Delta E \approx$5\,meV, is observed by analyzing the temperature dependence of the hyperfine magnet...
1103.0098v5
2011-03-03
Determination of the pairing state in iron-based superconductors through neutron scattering
We calculate the spin susceptibility in the s_{+-} and s_{++} superconducting states of the iron pnictides using the effective five orbital model and considering the quasiparticle damping. For the experimentally evaluated magnitude of the quasiparticle damping and the superconducting gap, the results at the wave vector...
1103.0586v2
2011-03-06
Hydrogen in layered iron arsenide: indirect electron doping to induce superconductivity
Utilizing the high stability of calcium and rare earth hydrides, CaFeAsF1-xHx (x = 0.0-1.0) and SmFeAsO1-xHx (x = 0.0-0.47) have been first synthesized using high pressure to form hydrogen-substituted 1111 type iron-arsenide superconductors. Neutron diffraction and density functional calculations have demonstrated that...
1103.1177v3
2011-03-09
Phase diagram and a possible unified description of intercalated iron selenide superconductors
We propose a theoretical description of the phase diagram and physical properties in A2Fe4Se5-type (A=K, Tl) compounds based on a coexistent local moment and itinerant electron picture. Using neutron scattering and ARPES measurements to fix the general structure of the local moment and itinerant Fermi pockets, we find ...
1103.1902v3
2011-03-15
Two-band model of Raman scattering on iron pnictide superconductors
Based on a two-band model, we study the electronic Raman scattering intensity in both normal and superconducting states of iron-pnictide superconductors. For the normal state, due to the match or mismatch of the symmetries between band hybridization and Raman vertex, it is predicted that overall $B_{1g}$ Raman intensit...
1103.3191v1
2011-03-16
Enhancement of the critical temperature in iron-pnictide superconductors by finite size effects
Recent experiments have shown that, in agreement with previous theoretical predictions, superconductivity in metallic nanostructures can be enhanced with respect to the bulk limit. Motivated by these results we study finite size effects (FSE) in an iron-pnictide superconductor. For realistic values of the bulk critical...
1103.3290v1
2011-03-16
High impact of spin-nematic order on the lattice domains in thin films of iron-based superconductors
The spin-nematic scenario proposed for the structural instability of iron-based superconductors is studied theoretically within a Ginzburg-Landau approach in epitaxial thin films. The transition temperature and the domains that appear due the interface with the substrate are computed analytically by following a variato...
1103.3302v1
2011-04-12
Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties of New Layered Iron-Oxychalcogenide Na2Fe2OSe2
A new layered iron-oxychalcogenide Na2Fe2OSe2 has been synthesized and structurally characterized by powder X-ray diffraction. The structure is formed by alternate stacking of the newly discovered [Fe2OSe2] blocks and double layers of Na. Conductivity study shows that Na2Fe2OSe2 is a semiconductor with activation energ...
1104.2176v2
2011-04-21
Importance of electronic correlations for structural and magnetic properties of the iron pnictide superconductor LaFeAsO
We present calculations of structural and magnetic properties of the iron-pnictide superconductor LaFeAsO including electron-electron correlations. For this purpose we apply a fully charge self-consistent combination of Density-Functional Theory with the Dynamical Mean-Field theory, allowing for the calculation of tota...
1104.4361v2
2011-04-23
Orbital density wave induced by electron-lattice coupling in orthorhombic iron pnictides
In this paper we explore the magnetic and orbital properties closely related to a tetragonal-orthorhombic structural phase transition in iron pnictides based on both two- and five-orbital Hubbard models. The electron-lattice coupling, which interplays with electronic interaction, is self-consistently treated. Our resul...
1104.4575v1
2011-05-06
Physical State of the Deep Interior of the CoRoT-7b Exoplanet
The present study takes the CoRoT-7b exoplanet as an analogue for massive terrestrial planets to investigate conditions, under which intrinsic magnetic fields could be sustained in liquid cores. We examine the effect of depth-dependent transport parameters (e.g., activation volume of mantle rock) on a planet's thermal ...
1105.1271v1
2011-05-19
Anisotropic in-plane resistivity in the nematic phase of the iron pnictides
We show that the interference between scattering by impurities and by critical spin fluctuations gives rise to anisotropic transport in the Ising-nematic state of the iron pnictides. The effect is closely related to the non-Fermi liquid behavior of the resistivity near an antiferromagnetic quantum critical point. Our t...
1105.3906v2
2011-05-23
Orbitally and Magnetically Induced Anisotropy in Iron-based Superconductors
Recent experimental developments in the iron pnictides have unambiguously demonstrated the existence of in-plane electronic anisotropy in the absence of the long-range magnetic order. Such anisotropy can arise from orbital ordering, which is described by an energy splitting between the two otherwise degenerate $d_{xz}$...
1105.4630v3
2011-05-24
Complete renormalization group calculation up to two-loop order of an effective two-band model for iron-based superconductors
We perform a renormalization group (RG) study up to two-loop order of an effective low-energy two-band model to describe some of the recently discovered iron-based superconductors. Our starting point is the itinerant electronic model proposed by Chubukov \emph{et al.} [Phys. Rev. B \textbf{78}, 134512 (2008)], which di...
1105.4897v2
2011-05-29
Ab initio parametrised model of strain-dependent solubility of H in alpha-iron
The calculated effects of interstitial hydrogen on the elastic properties of alpha-iron from our earlier work are used to describe the H interactions with homogeneous strain fields using ab initio methods. In particular we calculate the H solublility in Fe subject to hydrostatic, uniaxial, and shear strain. For compari...
1105.5758v3
2011-06-08
Coexistence of Dirac-Cone States and Superconductivity in Iron Pnictide Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Ru$_x$As)$_2$
The Ru doping effect on the Dirac cone states is investigated in iron pnictide superconductors Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Ru$_x$As)$_2$ using the transverse magnetoresistance (MR) measurements as a function of temperature. The linear development of MR against magnetic field $B$ is observed for $x$ = 0 - 0.244 at low temperatures bel...
1106.1496v2
2011-06-08
Superconductivity in Iron Compounds
Kamihara and coworkers' report of superconductivity at Tc = 26 K in fluorine-doped LaFeAsO inspired a worldwide effort to understand the nature of the superconductivity in this new class of compounds. These iron pnictide and chalcogenide (FePn/Ch) superconductors have Fe electrons at the Fermi surface, plus an unusual ...
1106.1618v1
2011-06-13
Comment on arXiv:1105.6233 entitled "Neutron-Inelastic-Scattering Peak by Dissipationless Mechanism in the s++-wave State in Iron-based Superconductors" by S. Onari and H. Kontani
Recently, Onari and Kontani submitted a paper [arXiv:1105.6233] which criticizes our recent theoretical study [arXiv:1103.0586] on the neutron scattering experiment as a probe for determining the superconducting gap in the iron pnictides. In their paper, Onari and Kontani have developed a formalism in which the imagina...
1106.2376v1
2011-06-13
Temperature dependent local structure of NdFeAsO1-xFx system using arsenic K-edge extended x-ray absorption fine structure
Local structure of NdFeAsO$_{1-x}$F$_{x}$ ($x$=0.0, 0.05, 0.15 and 0.18) high temperature iron pnictide superconductor system is studied using arsenic $K$-edge extended x-ray absorption fine structure measurements as a function of temperature. Fe-As bondlength shows only a weak temperature and F-substitution dependence...
1106.2567v1
2011-06-14
Crossover between two different magnetization reversal modes in arrays of iron oxide nanotubes
The magnetization reversal in ordered arrays of iron oxide nanotubes of 50 nm outer diameter grown by atomic layer deposition is investigated theoretically as a function of the tube wall thickness, $d_{w}$. In thin tubes ($d_{w}<13$ nm) the reversal of magnetization is achieved by the propagation of a vortex domain bou...
1106.2833v1
2011-06-17
Influence of electronic correlations on orbital polarizations in the parent and doped iron pnictides
Orbital polarization and electronic correlation are two essential aspects in understanding the normal state and superconducting properties of multiorbital FeAs-based superconductors. In this Letter, we present a systematical study on the orbital polarization of iron pnictides from weak to strong Coulomb correlations wi...
1106.3487v1
2011-06-22
Extended Hubbard model of superconductivity driven by charge fluctuations in iron-pnictides
We present a scenario for iron-pnictide superconductivity mediated by charge fluctuations that are strongly enhanced by Fe-As intersite electronic interactions. Deriving an eight-band extended Hubbard model including Fe 3$d$ and As 4$p$ orbitals for the LaOFeAs family, we show that charge fluctuations induced by $p$-$d...
1106.4552v2
2011-07-01
Spin Hall effect in iron-based superconductors: A Dirac-point effect
We have theoretically explored the intrinsic spin Hall effect (SHE) in the iron-based superconductor family with a variety of materials. The study is motivated by an observation that, in addition to an appreciable spin-orbit coupling in the Fe 3d states, a character of the band structure in which Dirac cones appear bel...
1107.0122v2
2011-07-05
Isotropic superconducting gaps with enhanced pairing on electron Fermi surfaces in FeTe0.55Se0.45
The momentum distribution of the energy gap opening at the Fermi level of superconductors is a direct fingerprint of the pairing mechanism. While the phase diagram of the iron-based superconductors promotes antiferromagnetic fluctuations as a natural candidate for electron pairing, the precise origin of the interaction...
1107.0985v1
2011-07-08
Magnetic Resonant Mode in the Low-Energy Spin-Excitation Spectrum of Superconducting Rb2Fe4Se5 Single Crystals
We have studied the low-energy spin-excitation spectrum of the single-crystalline Rb2Fe4Se5 superconductor (Tc = 32 K) by means of inelastic neutron scattering. In the superconducting state, we observe a magnetic resonant mode centered at an energy of 14 meV and at the (0.5 0.25 0.5) wave vector (unfolded Fe-sublattice...
1107.1703v2
2011-07-12
An aluminum/calcium-rich, iron-poor, white dwarf star: evidence for an extrasolar planetary lithosphere?
The presence of elements heavier than helium in white dwarf atmospheres is often a signpost for the existence of rocky objects that currently or previously orbited these stars. We have measured the abundances of various elements in the hydrogen-atmosphere white dwarfs G149-28 and NLTT 43806. In comparison with other wh...
1107.2167v1
2011-07-12
Magnetic interactions in iron superconductors studied with a five-orbital model within the Hartree-Fock and Heisenberg approximations
We have analyzed the magnetic interactions of a five orbital model for iron superconductors treated both within Hartree-Fock and Heisenberg approximations. We have found that the exchange constants depend non-trivially on the Fe-As-Fe angle and on the charge and orbital filling. Within the localized picture, columnar o...
1107.2279v2
2011-07-22
Nodeless vs nodal order parameters in LiFeAs and LiFeP superconductors
High-precision measurements of magnetic penetration depth $\lambda$ in clean single crystals of LiFeAs and LiFeP superconductors reveal contrasting low-energy quasiparticle excitations. In LiFeAs the low-temperature $\lambda(T)$ shows a flat dependence indicative of a fully gapped state, which is consistent with previo...
1107.4505v1
2011-07-29
Hyperfine Field and Hyperfine Anomalies of Copper Impurities in Iron
A new value for the hyperfine magnetic field of copper impurities in iron is obtained by combining resonance frequencies from experiments involving {\beta}-NMR on oriented nuclei on 59-Cu, 69-Cu, and 71-Cu with magnetic moment values from collinear laser spectroscopy measurements on these isotopes. The resulting value,...
1107.5999v1
2011-07-29
Superconductivity at 38 K in Iron-Based Compound with Platinum-Arsenide Layers Ca10(Pt4As8)(Fe2-xPtxAs2)5
We report superconductivity in novel iron-based compounds Ca10(PtnAs8)(Fe2-xPtxAs2)5 with n = 3 and 4. Both compounds crystallize in triclinic structures (space group P-1), in which Fe2As2 layers alternate with PtnAs8 spacer layers. Superconductivity with a transition temperature of 38 K is observed in the n = 4 compou...
1108.0029v2
2011-08-02
Electronic structure and chemical bonding in novel tetragonal phase Ca10(Pt4As8)(Fe2As2)5 as a parent material for the new family of high-TC iron-pnictide superconductors
By means of first-principles calculations, the electronic structure and chemical bonding for the recently discovered tetragonal (s.g. P4/n; # 85) superconducting (Tc ~ 25K) phase Ca10(Pt4As8)(Fe2As2)5 have been examined in details, and the optimized structural parameters, electronic bands, densities of states, and inte...
1108.0495v2
2011-08-02
Fermi-Suface Evolution by Transition-metal Substitution in the Iron-based Superconductor LaFeAsO
We study how Co- and Ni-substitution affect the electronic structure of the iron-based superconductor, LaFeAsO. We perform {\it ab initio} supercell calculations and unfold the first Brillouin zone (BZ) to calculate the spectral function in the BZ for the normal cell. The charge density distribution in real space shows...
1108.0585v2
2011-08-04
The broad iron Kalpha line of Cygnus X-1 as seen by XMM-Newton in the EPIC-pn modified timing mode
We present the analysis of the broadened, flourescent iron Kalpha line in simultaneous XMM-Newton and RXTE data from the black hole Cygnus X-1. The XMM-Newton data were taken in a modified version of the timing mode of the EPIC-pn camera. In this mode the lower energy threshold of the instrument is increased to 2.8 keV...
1108.1157v1
2011-08-11
Effects of the vortices and impurities on the nuclear spin relaxation rate in iron-based superconductors
The effects of magnetic vortices and nonmagnetic impurities on the low energy quasiparticle excitations and the spin-lattice relaxation rate are examined in the iron-based superconductors for the $s_{\pm}$-, $s$- and d-wave pairing symmetries, respectively. The main effect of the vortices is to enhance the quasiparticl...
1108.2312v1
2011-08-10
The role of the coating and aggregation state in the interactions between iron oxide nanoparticles and 3T3 fibroblasts
Recent nanotoxicity studies revealed that the physico-chemical characteristics of engineered nanomaterials play an important role in the interactions with living cells. Here, we report on the toxicity and uptake of the iron oxide sub-10 nm nanoparticles by NIH/3T3 mouse fibroblasts. Coating strategies include low-molec...
1108.2395v1
2011-08-25
Fabrication of magnetic clusters and rods using electrostatic co-assembly
Using a novel protocol for mixing oppositely charged colloids and macromolecules, magnetic clusters and rods are fabricated using 10 nm-iron oxide nanoparticles and polymers. Here, we show that as the dispersions undergo the so-called desalting transition, spherical clusters in the range 100 nm - 1 {\mu}m form spontane...
1108.5023v1
2011-08-25
Magnetic Reconnection in Non-Equilibrium Ionization Plasma
We have studied the effect of time-dependent ionization and recombination processes on magnetic reconnection in the solar corona. Petschek-type steady reconnection, in which model the magnetic energy is mainly converted at the slow-mode shocks, was assumed. We carried out the time-dependent ionization calculation in th...
1108.5026v1
2011-08-25
How the effects of resonant absorption on black hole reflection spectra can mimic high-velocity outflows
Narrow absorption lines seen in the 2-10 keV spectra of active galaxies and Galactic black holes are normally attributed to iron in high velocity outflows or inflows. We consider the possibility that such features could arise naturally in the accretion disc. Resonant absorption by highly ionised iron (e.g. Fe XXVI and ...
1108.5060v1
2011-09-01
Nodal superconducting gap structure in ferropnictide superconductor BaFe2(As0.7P0.3)2
The superconducting gap is a pivotal character for a superconductor. While the cuprates and conventional phonon-mediated superconductors are characterized by distinct d-wave and s-wave pairing symmetry with nodal and nodeless gap distribution respectively, the superconducting gap distributions in iron-based superconduc...
1109.0229v1
2011-09-02
A gamma-ray signature of energetic sources of cosmic-ray nuclei
Astrophysical sources of nuclei are expected to produce a broad spectrum of isotopes, many of which are unstable. An unstable nucleus can beta-decay outside the source into a single-electron ion. Heavy one-electron ions, thus formed, can be excited in their interactions with cosmic microwave background photons, in whic...
1109.0565v3
2011-09-14
First-principles study of pressure-induced magnetic phase transitions in ternary iron selenide K$_{0.8}$Fe$_{1.6}$Se$_2$
We have studied the pressure effect on electronic structures and magnetic orders of ternary iron selenide K$_{0.8}$Fe$_{1.6}$Se$_2$ by the first-principles electronic structure calculations. At low pressure, the compound is in the blocked checkerboard antiferromagnetic (AFM) semiconducting phase, as observed by the neu...
1109.3049v1
2011-09-20
Dynamical Ionic Clusters with Flowing Electron Bubbles from Warm to Hot Dense Iron along the Hugoniot Curve
The complex structures of warm and hot dense matter are essential to understand the behaviors of materials in high energy density physics processes and provide new features of matter constitutions. Here, along a new unified first-principle determined Hugoniot curve of iron from normal condensed condition up to 1 Gbar, ...
1109.4252v3
2011-09-20
Common origin of the two types of magnetic fluctuations in iron chalcogenides
We use inelastic neutron scattering to study the low energy spin excitations in moderately doped non-superconducting Fe$_{1.01}$Te$_{0.72}$Se$_{0.28}$. The spin excitations in this system contain components near (0.5,0,0) and (0.5,0.5,0) in a-b plane reciprocal lattice units using tetragonal unit cell notation (a=b=3.7...
1109.4339v1
2011-09-22
Self-Diffusion of Iron in L10 FePd film - as revealed by reflectometric methods
L10 (CuAu(I)-type) ordered FePd as well as FePt and CoPt, due to their high magnetic anisotropy, are candidate materials for future ultra-high density magnetic recording. Atomic diffusion governs the structural relaxation and associated changes in the physical and magnetic properties in these alloys. Such processes inv...
1109.4751v1
2011-09-23
Low-Energy Quasiparticles Probed by Heat Transport in the Iron Based Superconductor LaFePO
We have measured the thermal conductivity of the iron pnictide superconductor LaFePO down to temperatures as low as T=60mK and in magnetic fields up to 5 T. The data shows a large residual contribution that is linear in temperature, consistent with the presence of low energy electronic quasiparticles. We interpret the ...
1109.5092v1
2011-09-26
Vortex pinning : a probe for nanoscale disorder in iron-based superconductors
The pinning of quantized flux lines, or vortices, in the mixed state is used to quantify the effect of impurities in iron-based superconductors (IBS). Disorder at two length scales is relevant in these materials. Strong flux pinning resulting from nm-scale heterogeneity of the superconducting properties leads to the ve...
1109.5479v1
2011-09-27
Impurity-induced quasiparticle interference in the parent compounds of iron-pnictide superconductors
The impurity-induced quasiparticle interference(QPI) in the parent compounds of iron-pnictide superconductors is investigated based on a phenomenological two-orbital four-band model and T-matrix method. We find the QPI is sensitive to the value of the magnetic order which may vary from one compound to another. For smal...
1109.5928v1