The role of magnetism and disorder in superconductivity of gold-doped BaFe$_{\mathrm{2}}$As$_{\mathrm{2}}$ crystals

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Abstract

We present bulk magnetic and transport properties, and find structural and magnetic transitions, in order to construct the detailed T-x phase diagram for Ba(Fe$_{\mathrm{1-x}}$Au$_{\mathrm{x}})_{\mathrm{2}}$As$_{\mathrm{2}}$ single crystals [1]. The Au substitution into the FeAs-planes is only possible up to a small amount of \textasciitilde 3{\%}, probably due to the large size of gold. We find that 5$d$ is more effective in reducing magnetism in BaFe$_{\mathrm{2}}$As$_{\mathrm{2}}$ than its counter \textit{3d} Cu, and this relates to superconductivity. In this talk, we reveal more comprehensive neutron diffraction data in order to clarify some of the inferred $T_{N}$, $T_{S}$ points in our literature report [1]. New transmission electron microscopy results will be presented that sheds light on the role of chemical disorder for preventing high $T_{c}$ in these crystals. [1] L. Li et al., Phys. Rev. B 92, 094504 (2015).

*The work (LL, AS) is supported by the U.S. DOE, Office of Science, BES. The work (HC) at ORNL’s HFIR, and the work (MC) at CNMS are sponsored by the Scientific User Facilities Division.

Authors

  • L. Li

    • Oak Ridge National Lab
    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
  • Huibo Cao

    • Oak Ridge National Lab
    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    • Quantum Condensed Matter Div., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN - 37830
  • Miaofang Chi

    • Oak Ridge National Lab
  • Athena S. Sefat

    • Oak Ridge National Lab
    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory