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Unusual relationship between magnetism and superconductivity in FeTe(0.5)Se(0.5).

Authors :
Mook HA
Lumsden MD
Christianson AD
Nagler SE
Sales BC
Jin R
McGuire MA
Sefat AS
Mandrus D
Egami T
dela Cruz C
Source :
Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2010 May 07; Vol. 104 (18), pp. 187002. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 May 06.
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

We use neutron scattering to study magnetic excitations in crystals near the ideal superconducting composition of FeTe(0.5)Se(0.5). Two types of excitations are found, a resonance at (0.5,0.5,0) and incommensurate fluctuations on either side of this position. We show that the two sets of magnetic excitations behave differently with doping, with the resonance being fixed in position while the incommensurate excitations move as the doping is changed. These unusual results show that a common behavior of the low energy magnetic excitations is not necessary for pairing in these materials.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1079-7114
Volume :
104
Issue :
18
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Physical review letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
20482201
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.187002