We used inelastic neutron scattering to study the spin excitations in LiFeAs. Clear spin excitations were found but there was no spin resonance. Surprisingly, very big spin gap exists in this material.
*Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Authors
Meng Wang
Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
Huiqian Luo
Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiancheng Wang
Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yang Zhao
NIST Center for Neutron Reseach
NIST Center for Neutron Research
Jeffrey Lynn
NIST Center for Neutron Research, Gaithersburg, MD