136 research outputs found
M\"{o}ssbauer study of the '11' iron-based superconductors parent compound Fe(1+x)Te
57Fe Moessbauer spectroscopy was applied to investigate the superconductor
parent compound Fe(1+x)Te for x=0.06, 0.10, 0.14, 0.18 within the temperature
range 4.2 K - 300 K. A spin density wave (SDW) within the iron atoms occupying
regular tetrahedral sites was observed with the square root of the mean square
amplitude at 4.2 K varying between 9.7 T and 15.7 T with increasing x. Three
additional magnetic spectral components appeared due to the interstitial iron
distributed over available sites between the Fe-Te layers. The excess iron
showed hyperfine fields at approximately 16 T, 21 T and 49 T for three
respective components at 4.2 K. The component with a large field of 49 T
indicated the presence of isolated iron atoms with large localized magnetic
moment in interstitial positions. Magnetic ordering of the interstitial iron
disappeared in accordance with the fallout of the SDW with the increasing
temperature
Incommensurate magnetic order in the alpha-Fe(Te,Se) superconductor systems
Magnetic spin fluctuations is one candidate to produce the bosonic modes that
mediate the superconductivity in the ferrous superconductors. Up until now, all
of the LaOFeAs and BaFe2As2 structure types have simple commensurate magnetic
ground states, as result of nesting Fermi surfaces. This type of
spin-density-wave (SDW) magnetic order is known to be vulnerable to shifts in
the Fermi surface when electronic densities are altered at the superconducting
compositions. Superconductivity has more recently been discovered in
alpha-Fe(Te,Se), whose electronically active antifluorite planes are
isostructural to the FeAs layers found in the previous ferrous superconductors
and share with them the same quasi-two-dimensional electronic structure. Here
we report neutron scattering studies that reveal a unique complex
incommensurate antiferromagnetic order in the parent compound alpha-FeTe. When
the long-range magnetic order is suppressed by the isovalent substitution of Te
with Se, short-range correlations survive in the superconducting phase.Comment: 27 pages, 7 figures, 1 tabl
Structure and interstitial iodide migration in hybrid perovskite methylammonium lead iodide
Hybrid perovskites form an emerging family of exceptional light harvesting compounds. However, the mechanism underpinning their photovoltaic effect is still far from understood, which is impeded by a lack of clarity on their structures. Here we show that iodide ions in the methylammonium lead iodide migrate via interstitial sites at temperatures above 280?K. This coincides with temperature dependent static distortions resulting in pseudocubic local symmetry. Based on bond distance analysis, the migrating and distorted iodines are at lengths consistent with the formation of I2 molecules, suggesting a 2I??I2+2e? redox couple. The actual formula of this compound is thus (CH3NH3)PbI3?2x(I2)x where x?0.007 at room temperature. A crucial feature of the tetragonal structure is that the methylammonium ions do not sit centrally in the A-site cavity, but disordered around two off-centre orientations that facilitate the interstitial ion migration via a gate opening mechanism
Structure and interstitial iodide migration in hybrid perovskite methylammonium lead iodide
Hybrid perovskites form an emerging family of exceptional light harvesting compounds. However, the mechanism underpinning their photovoltaic effect is still far from understood, which is impeded by a lack of clarity on their structures. Here we show that iodide ions in the methylammonium lead iodide migrate via interstitial sites at temperatures above 280?K. This coincides with temperature dependent static distortions resulting in pseudocubic local symmetry. Based on bond distance analysis, the migrating and distorted iodines are at lengths consistent with the formation of I2 molecules, suggesting a 2I??I2+2e? redox couple. The actual formula of this compound is thus (CH3NH3)PbI3?2x(I2)x where x?0.007 at room temperature. A crucial feature of the tetragonal structure is that the methylammonium ions do not sit centrally in the A-site cavity, but disordered around two off-centre orientations that facilitate the interstitial ion migration via a gate opening mechanism
Tunable (δπ, δπ)-Type Antiferromagnetic Order in α-Fe(Te,Se) Superconductors
The new α-Fe(Te,Se) superconductors share the common iron building block and ferminology with the LaFeAsO and BaFe2As2 families of superconductors. In contrast with the predicted commensurate spin-density-wave order at the nesting wave vector (π, 0), a completely different magnetic order with a composition tunable propagation vector (δπ, δπ) was determined for the parent compound Fe1+yTe in this powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction study. The new antiferromagnetic order survives as a short-range one even in the highest TC sample. An alternative to the prevailing nesting Fermi surface mechanism is required to understand the latest family of ferrous superconductors
Tunable (δπ, δπ)-Type Antiferromagnetic Order in α-Fe(Te,Se) Superconductors
The new α-Fe(Te,Se) superconductors share the common iron building block and ferminology with the LaFeAsO and BaFe2As2 families of superconductors. In contrast with the predicted commensurate spin-density-wave order at the nesting wave vector (π, 0), a completely different magnetic order with a composition tunable propagation vector (δπ, δπ) was determined for the parent compound Fe1+yTe in this powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction study. The new antiferromagnetic order survives as a short-range one even in the highest TC sample. An alternative to the prevailing nesting Fermi surface mechanism is required to understand the latest family of ferrous superconductors
High temperature superconductivity (Tc onset at 34K) in the high pressure orthorhombic phase of FeSe
We have studied the structural and superconducting properties of tetragonal
FeSe under pressures up to 26GPa using synchrotron radiation and diamond anvil
cells. The bulk modulus of the tetragonal phase is 28.5(3)GPa, much smaller
than the rest of Fe based superconductors. At 12GPa we observe a phase
transition from the tetragonal to an orthorhombic symmetry. The high pressure
orthorhombic phase has a higher Tc reaching 34K at 22GPa.Comment: 15 pages, 4 figure
Protein crystals in adenovirus type 5-infected cells: requirements for intranuclear crystallogenesis, structural and functional analysis
Intranuclear crystalline inclusions have been observed in the nucleus of epithelial cells infected with Adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5) at late steps of the virus life cycle. Using immuno-electron microscopy and confocal microscopy of cells infected with various Ad5 recombinants modified in their penton base or fiber domains, we found that these inclusions represented crystals of penton capsomers, the heteromeric capsid protein formed of penton base and fiber subunits. The occurrence of protein crystals within the nucleus of infected cells required the integrity of the fiber knob and part of the shaft domain. In the knob domain, the region overlapping residues 489–492 in the FG loop was found to be essential for crystal formation. In the shaft, a large deletion of repeats 4 to 16 had no detrimental effect on crystal inclusions, whereas deletion of repeats 8 to 21 abolished crystal formation without altering the level of fiber protein expression. This suggested a crucial role of the five penultimate repeats in the crystallisation process. Chimeric pentons made of Ad5 penton base and fiber domains from different serotypes were analyzed with respect to crystal formation. No crystal was found when fiber consisted of shaft (S) from Ad5 and knob (K) from Ad3 (heterotypic S5-K3 fiber), but occurred with homotypic S3K3 fiber. However, less regular crystals were observed with homotypic S35-K35 fiber. TB5, a monoclonal antibody directed against the Ad5 fiber knob was found by immunofluorescence microscopy to react with high efficiency with the intranuclear protein crystals in situ. Data obtained with Ad fiber mutants indicated that the absence of crystalline inclusions correlated with a lower infectivity and/or lower yields of virus progeny, suggesting that the protein crystals might be involved in virion assembly. Thus, we propose that TB5 staining of Ad-infected 293 cells can be used as a prognostic assay for the viability and productivity of fiber-modified Ad5 vectors
Revisiting properties of CaCoSinO2n+2. Crystal and electronic structure
In a public space there are several reports of materials with general stoichiometry CaCoSinO2n+2. Pyroxene
CaCoSi2O6 is probably the best-known representative for n = 2 but not much is known about materials with n = 3
and n = 4. In this study, attempts were carried out to synthesize those phantom materials and it was found that
they do not exist as a single phase. A quantitative XRD analysis revealed that their chemical composition is
correct but the formula should be written as CaCoSi2O6 + (n-2)SiO2. Similar qualitative conclusions were drawn
from investigation of magnetic (DC magnetometry) and electronic properties using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
(XPS) and Si K edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS). Additionally, the DFT ab initio calculations
were carried out to obtain electronic signature from band structure of CaCoSi2O6.
The apparent influence of the excess of SiO2 on magnetic properties of this “series” can be understood in terms
of presence and suppression of secondary phases like Ca2CoSi2O7, which form when the starting materials are not
homogenized properly. Addition of surplus SiO2 suppresses their formation leaving clear signature from CaCoSi2O6,
which also can be synthesized from stoichiometric mixture using proper techniques
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