Exploring electronic anisotropy with strain in CeRhIn<sub>5</sub>

ORAL

Abstract

Strongly correlated material CeRhIn5 hosts a helical antiferromagnetic ground state at zero applied field. When a magnetic field of ~30 T is applied slightly away from the c-axis, a new phase emerges within the antiferromagnetic state with an XY electronic nematic character [1]. Here, we use a combination of uniaxial and biaxial strain devices to investigate the nematic susceptibility of CeRhIn5. A similar approach has been extensively used to investigate the nematic order in iron-based superconductors [2]. We will discuss signatures of the nematic susceptibility in the low-field region of the H-T phase diagram.

[1] F. Ronning, T. Helm, K. R. Shirer, M. D. Bachmann, L. Balicas, M. K. Chan, B. J. Ramshaw, R. D. McDonald, F. F. Balakirev, M. Jaime, E. D. Bauer, and P. J. W. Moll, Nature 548, 313 (2017).
[2] H. H. Kuo, J. H. Chu, J. C. Palmstrom, S. A. Kivelson, and I. R. Fisher, Science 352, 958 (2016).

*Work at Los Alamos was performed under the auspices of the US DOE, Division of Materials Science and Engineering.

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Presenters

  • Sean Thomas

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Authors

  • Sean Thomas

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Adam P Dioguardi

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Joe D Thompson

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • MPA-CMMS, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA
    • MPA-CMMS, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Condensed Matter and Magnet Sciences, Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Priscila Rosa

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • MPA-CMMS, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA
    • Condensed Matter and Magnet Sciences, Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Eric Bauer

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • MPA-CMMS, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA
    • MPA-CMMS, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
    • Los Alamos National Labs

  • Filip Ronning

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • MPA-CMMS, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA
    • MPA-CMMS, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
    • Los Alamos National Labs