Ordering driven superconductivity in an alkaline iron selenide

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Abstract

Combining the resistivity, synchrotron x-ray diffraction, and neutron diffraction measurements, we investigated the evolution of the structural, magnetic, and superconducting properties with pressure up to 37 GPa of superconducting Rb$_{0.347}$Tl$_{0.347}$Fe$_{1.752}$Se$_{2}$. Extended phase diagram of temperatures and pressure were established for this material. The results show the superconductivity is in reality driven by ordering.

*This work is supported by the U.S. DOE under Grants No. DE-SC0001057.

Authors

  • Xiao-jia Chen

    • Department of Physics, South China University of Technology
    • Carnegie Institution of Washington
    • Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. 20015
  • Qing-Zhen Huang

    • NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD 20899
  • Jian-Xin Zhu

    • Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545
  • Minghu Fang

    • Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Chin
  • Wei Bao

    • Department of Physics, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
  • Jian-Bo Zhang

    • Department of Physics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
  • Ling-Yun Tang

    • Department of Physics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
  • Jinfu Shu

    • Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. 20015
  • Viktor Struzhkin

    • Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. 20015
  • Russell Hemley

    • Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. 20015
  • Ho-kwang Mao

    • Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. 20015