Neutron scattering measurements of spatially anisotropic magnetic exchange interactions in semiconducting K0.85Fe1.54Se2 (TN=280 K)

Jun Zhao, Yao Shen, R. J. Birgeneau, Miao Gao, Zhong Yi Lu, D. H. Lee, X. Z. Lu, H. J. Xiang, D. L. Abernathy, Y. Zhao

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Abstract

We use neutron scattering to study the spin excitations associated with the stripe antiferromagnetic order in semiconducting K0.85Fe1.54Se2 (TN=280K). We show that the spin-wave spectra can be accurately described by an effective Heisenberg Hamiltonian with highly anisotropic inplane couplings at T=5K. At high temperature (T=300K) above TN, short-range magnetic correlation with anisotropic correlation lengths are observed. Our results suggest that, despite the dramatic difference in the Fermi surface topology, the inplane anisotropic magnetic couplings are a fundamental property of the iron-based compounds; this implies that their antiferromagnetism may originate from local strong correlation effects rather than weak coupling Fermi surface nesting.

Original languageEnglish
Article number177002
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume112
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 30 2014

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Natural Science Foundation of China11374059, 11190024, 91121008
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
Office of Science
U.S. Department of EnergyDE-AC03-76SF008, DE-AC02-05CH11231

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