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Competition of local-moment ferromagnetism and superconductivity in Co-substituted EuFe2As2
- Source :
- Journal of Physics: Conference Series 273 (2011) 012101
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- In contrast to SrFe2As2, where only the iron possesses a magnetic moment, in EuFe2As2 an additional large, local magnetic moment is carried by Eu2+. Like SrFe2As2, EuFe2As2 exhibits a spin-density wave transition at high temperatures, but in addition the magnetic moments of the Eu2+ order at around 20 K. The interplay of pressure-induced superconductivity and the Eu2+ order leads to a behavior which is reminiscent of re-entrant superconductivity as it was observed, for example, in the ternary Chevrel phases or in the rare-earth nickel borocarbides. Here, we study the delicate interplay of the ordering of the Eu2+ moments and superconductivity in EuFe1.9Co0.1As2, where application of external pressure makes it possible to sensitively tune the ratio of the magnetic (T_C) and the superconducting (T_{c,onset}) critical temperatures. We find that superconductivity disappears once T_C > T_{c,onset}.<br />Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, submitted to the proceedings of SCES2010
Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Journal of Physics: Conference Series 273 (2011) 012101
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1006.3471
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/273/1/012101