Enhancement of superconducting transition temperature due to antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations in iron pnictides LaFe(As1-xPx)(O1-yFy): 31P-NMR studies.

Systematic 31P-NMR studies on LaFe(As1-xPx)(O1-yFy) with y=0.05 and 0.1 have revealed that the antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations (AFMSFs) at low energies are markedly enhanced around x=0.6 and 0.4, respectively, and as a result, Tc exhibits respective peaks at 24 and 27 K against the P substitution for As. This result demonstrates that the AFMSFs are responsible for the increase in Tc for LaFe(As1-xPx)(O1-yFy) as a primary mediator of the Cooper pairing. From a systematic comparison of AFMSFs with a series of (La1-zYz)FeAsOδ compounds in which Tc reaches 50 K for z=0.95, we remark that a moderate development of AFMSFs causes Tc to increase up to 50 K under the condition that the local lattice parameters of the FeAs tetrahedron approach those of the regular tetrahedron. We propose that Tc of Fe-pnictides exceeding 50 K is maximized under an intimate collaboration of the AFMSFs and other factors originating from the optimization of the local structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]