Anisotropic and quasipropagating spin excitations in superconducting Ba (Fe0.926 Co0.074)2 As2

  • H. F. Li
  • , C. Broholm
  • , D. Vaknin
  • , R. M. Fernandes
  • , D. L. Abernathy
  • , M. B. Stone
  • , D. K. Pratt
  • , W. Tian
  • , Y. Qiu
  • , N. Ni
  • , S. O. Diallo
  • , J. L. Zarestky
  • , S. L. Bud'Ko
  • , P. C. Canfield
  • , R. J. McQueeney

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Abstract

Inelastic neutron scattering from superconducting (SC) Ba (Fe 0.926 Co0.074)2 As2 reveals anisotropic and quasi-two-dimensional (2D) magnetic excitations close to Q AFM = (1 2 1 2) - the 2D antiferromagnetic (AFM) wave vector of the parent BaFe2 As2 compound. The correlation length anisotropy of these low-energy fluctuations is consistent with spin nematic correlations in the J1-J2 model with J1/J 2 ∼1. The spin resonance at ∼8.3 meV in the SC state displays the same anisotropy. The anisotropic fluctuations experimentally evolve into two distinct maxima only along the direction transverse to QAFM above ∼80 meV indicating unusual quasipropagating excitations.

Original languageEnglish
Article number140503
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume82
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 12 2010

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