Absence of nematic instability in LiFeAs

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Contributors

  • Michael Wissmann - , Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Federico Caglieris - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, University of Genoa, National Research Council of Italy (Author)
  • Xiaochen Hong - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, University of Wuppertal (Author)
  • Saicharan Aswartham - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Anna Vorobyova - , Lomonosov Moscow State University (Author)
  • Igor Morozov - , Lomonosov Moscow State University (Author)
  • Bernd Büchner - , Clusters of Excellence ct.qmat: Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter, Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Christian Hess - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, University of Wuppertal (Author)

Abstract

The relationship among unconventional superconductivity, antiferromagnetism, and nematic order in iron-based superconductors (FeSCs) is still highly debated. In many FeSCs superconductivity is in proximity of a nematically and magnetically ordered state. LiFeAs is an exceptional stoichiometric FeSC becoming superconducting below 18 K without undergoing a structural or magnetic transition. However, some recent experimental studies suggested the existence of finite nematic fluctuations and even a nematic superconducting state. In this paper, we employ elastoresistance as a measure of nematic fluctuations in pristine LiFeAs and compare the findings with the elastoresistance of LiFeAs at low Co and V doping levels as well with that of magnetically and nematically ordering NaFeAs. We find LiFeAs and cobalt-doped LiFeAs far away from a nematic instability.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number054508
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume106
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2022
Peer-reviewedYes