Magnetic Resonant Mode in the Low-Energy Spin-Excitation Spectrum of Superconducting Rb2Fe4Se5 Single Crystals

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Contributors

  • J. T. Park - , Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) (Author)
  • G. Friemel - , Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) (Author)
  • Yuan Li - , Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) (Author)
  • J. -H. Kim - , Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) (Author)
  • V. Tsurkan - , ASM - Institute of Applied Physics (Author)
  • J. Deisenhofer - , Augsburg University (Author)
  • H. -A. Krug von Nidda - , Augsburg University (Author)
  • A. Loidl - , Augsburg University (Author)
  • A. Ivanov - , ILL - Institut Laue-Langevin (Author)
  • B. Keimer - , Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) (Author)
  • D. S. Inosov - , Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) (Author)

Abstract

We have studied the low-energy spin-excitation spectrum of the single-crystalline Rb2Fe4Se5 superconductor (T-c = 32 K) by means of inelastic neutron scattering. In the superconducting state, we observe a magnetic resonant mode centered at an energy of (h) over bar omega(res) = 14 meV and at the (0.5 0.25 0.5) wave vector (unfolded Fe-sublattice notation), which differs from the ones characterizing magnetic resonant modes in other iron-based superconductors. Our finding suggests that the 245-iron selenides are unconventional superconductors with a sign-changing order parameter, in which bulk superconductivity coexists with the root 5 X root 5 magnetic superstructure. The estimated ratios of (h) over bar omega(res)/k(B)T(c) approximate to 5.1 +/- 0.4 and (h) over bar omega(res)/2 Delta approximate to 0.7 +/- 0.1, where Delta is the superconducting gap, indicate moderate pairing strength in this compound, similar to that in optimally doped 1111 and 122 pnictides.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number177005
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume107
Issue number17
Publication statusPublished - 19 Oct 2011
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

Scopus 80054734753

Keywords

Keywords

  • GAP, BA0.6K0.4FE2AS2, CS

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