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Coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism in CaK(Fe1-xNix)(4)As-4 as probed by Fe-57 Mossbauer spectroscopy
Ames Laboratory Accepted Manuscripts
  • Sergey L. Bud’ko, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
  • Vladimir G. Kogan, Ames Laboratory
  • Ruslan Prozorov, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
  • William R. Meier, Iowa State University
  • Mingyu Xu, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
  • Paul C. Canfield, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
Publication Date
10-30-2018
Department
Ames Laboratory; Physics and Astronomy
OSTI ID+
1481862
Report Number
IS-J 9803
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.98.144520
Journal Title
Physical Review B
Abstract

Temperature dependent Fe-57 Mossbauer spectroscopy and specific heat measurements for CaK(Fe1-xNix)(4)As-4 with x = 0, 0.017, 0.033, and 0.049 are presented. No magnetic hyperfine field (i.e., no static magnetic order) down to 5.5 K was detected for x = 0 and 0.017 in agreement with the absence of any additional feature below superconducting transition temperature T-c in the specific heat data. The evolution of magnetic hyperfine field with temperature was studied for x = 0.033 and 0.049. The long-range magnetic order in these two compounds coexists with superconductivity. The magnetic hyperfine field B-hf (ordered magnetic moment) below T-c in CaK(Fe0.967Ni0.033)(4)As-4 is continuously suppressed with the developing superconducting order parameter. The B-hf(T) data for CaK(Fe0.967Ni0.033)(4)As-4 and CaK(Fe0.951Ni0.049)(4)As-4 can be described reasonably well by Machida's model for coexistence of itinerant spin density wave magnetism and superconductivity [K. Machida, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 50, 2195 (1981)]. We demonstrate directly that superconductivity suppresses the spin density wave order parameter if the conditions are right, in agreement with the theoretical analysis.

DOE Contract Number(s)
AC02-07CH11358; GBMF4411
Language
en
Publisher
Iowa State University Digital Repository, Ames IA (United States)
Citation Information
Sergey L. Bud’ko, Vladimir G. Kogan, Ruslan Prozorov, William R. Meier, et al.. "Coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism in CaK(Fe1-xNix)(4)As-4 as probed by Fe-57 Mossbauer spectroscopy" Vol. 98 Iss. 14 (2018) p. 144520
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/paul_canfield/181/