Lee, C. H., Kihou, K., Park, J. T., Horigane, K., Fujita, K., Wasser, F., Qureshi, N., Sidis, Y., Akimitsu, J. and Braden, M. (2016). Suppression of spin-exciton state in hole overdoped iron-based superconductors. Sci Rep, 6. LONDON: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP. ISSN 2045-2322

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Abstract

The mechanism of Cooper pair formation in iron-based superconductors remains a controversial topic. The main question is whether spin or orbital fluctuations are responsible for the pairing mechanism. To solve this problem, a crucial clue can be obtained by examining the remarkable enhancement of magnetic neutron scattering signals appearing in a superconducting phase. The enhancement is called spin resonance for a spin fluctuation model, in which their energy is restricted below twice the superconducting gap value (2 Delta(s)), whereas larger energies are possible in other models such as an orbital fluctuation model. Here we report the doping dependence of low-energy magnetic excitation spectra in Ba1-xKxFe2As2 for 0.5 < x < 0.84 studied by inelastic neutron scattering. We find that the behavior of the spin resonance dramatically changes from optimum to overdoped regions. Strong resonance peaks are observed clearly below 2 Delta(s) in the optimum doping region, while they are absent in the overdoped region. Instead, there is a transfer of spectral weight from energies below 2 Delta(s) to higher energies, peaking at values of 3 Delta(s) for x = 0.84. These results suggest a reduced impact of magnetism on Cooper pair formation in the overdoped region.

Item Type: Journal Article
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Lee, C. H.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kihou, K.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Park, J. T.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Horigane, K.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Fujita, K.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wasser, F.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Qureshi, N.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sidis, Y.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Akimitsu, J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Braden, M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-281077
DOI: 10.1038/srep23424
Journal or Publication Title: Sci Rep
Volume: 6
Date: 2016
Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
Place of Publication: LONDON
ISSN: 2045-2322
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
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Multidisciplinary SciencesMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28107

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