Nematicity and in-plane anisotropy of superconductivity in β-FeSe detected by 77Se nuclear magnetic resonance

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Beitragende

  • S. H. Baek - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Autor:in)
  • D. V. Efremov - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Autor:in)
  • J. M. Ok - , Pohang University of Science and Technology (Autor:in)
  • J. S. Kim - , Pohang University of Science and Technology (Autor:in)
  • Jeroen Van Den Brink - , Professur für Festkörpertheorie (gB/IFW), Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Autor:in)
  • B. Büchner - , Professur für Experimentelle Festkörperphysik (gB/IFW), Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Autor:in)

Abstract

The recent study of Se77 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in a β-FeSe single crystal proposed that ferro-orbital order breaks the 90 C4 rotational symmetry, driving nematic ordering. Here, we report an NMR study of the impact of small strains generated by gluing on nematic state and spin fluctuations. We observe that the local strains strongly affect the nematic transition, considerably enhancing its onset temperature. On the contrary, no effect on low-energy spin fluctuations was found. Furthermore we investigate the interplay of the nematic phase and superconductivity. Our study demonstrates that the twinned nematic domains respond unequivalently to superconductivity, evidencing the twofold C2 symmetry of superconductivity in this material. The obtained results are well understood in terms of the proposed ferro-orbital order.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer180502
FachzeitschriftPhysical Review B
Jahrgang93
Ausgabenummer18
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 10 Mai 2016
Peer-Review-StatusJa