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Coexistence of cluster spin glass and superconductivity in Ba(Fe(1-x)Co(x))2As2 for 0.060≤x≤0.071.

Authors :
Dioguardi AP
Crocker J
Shockley AC
Lin CH
Shirer KR
Nisson DM
Lawson MM
apRoberts-Warren N
Canfield PC
Bud'ko SL
Ran S
Curro NJ
Source :
Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2013 Nov 15; Vol. 111 (20), pp. 207201. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Nov 12.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

We present 75As nuclear magnetic resonance data from measurements of a series of Ba(Fe(1-x)Co(x))2As2 crystals with 0.00≤x≤0.075 that reveals the coexistence of frozen antiferromagnetic domains and superconductivity for 0.060≤x≤0.071. Although bulk probes reveal no long range antiferromagnetic order beyond x=0.06, we find that the local spin dynamics reveal no qualitative change across this transition. The characteristic domain sizes vary by more than an order of magnitude, reaching a maximum variation at x=0.06. This inhomogeneous glassy dynamics may be an intrinsic response to the competition between superconductivity and antiferromagnetism in this system.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1079-7114
Volume :
111
Issue :
20
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Physical review letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
24289706
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.207201