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Spin reorientation in Na-doped BaFeAs studied by neutron diffraction
We have studied the magnetic ordering in Na doped BaFeAs by
unpolarized and polarized neutron diffraction using single crystals. Unlike
previously studied FeAs-based compounds that magnetically order,
BaNaFeAs exhibits two successive magnetic transitions: For
x=0.35 upon cooling magnetic order occurs at 70\ K with in-plane magnetic
moments being arranged as in pure or Ni, Co and K-doped BaFeAs samples.
At a temperature of 46\ K a second phase transition occurs, which the
single-crystal neutron diffraction experiments can unambiguously identify as a
spin reorientation. At low temperatures, the ordered magnetic moments in
BaNaFeAs point along the direction. Magnetic
correlations in these materials cannot be considered as Ising like, and
spin-orbit coupling must be included in a quantitative theory.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Local magnetic anisotropy in BaFeAs: a polarized inelastic neutron scattering study
The anisotropy of the magnetic excitations in BaFeAs was studied by
polarized inelastic neutron scattering which allows one to separate the
components of the magnetic response. Despite the in-plane orientation of the
static ordered moment we find the in-plane polarized magnons to exhibit a
larger gap than the out-of-plane polarized ones indicating very strong
single-ion anisotropy within the layers. It costs more energy to rotate a spin
within the orthorhombic {\it a-b} plane than rotating it perpendicular to the
FeAs layers.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
From Jeff=1/2 insulator to p-wave superconductor in single-crystal Sr2Ir1-xRuxO4 (0 < x< 1)
Sr2IrO4 is a magnetic insulator assisted by strong spin-orbit coupling (SOC)
whereas the Sr2RuO4 is a p-wave superconductor. The contrasting ground states
have been shown to result from the critical role of the strong SOC in the
iridate. Our investigation of structural, transport, and magnetic properties
reveals that substituting 4d Ru4+ (4d4) ions for 5d Ir4+(5d5) ions in Sr2IrO4
directly adds holes to the t2g bands, reduces the SOC and thus rebalances the
competing energies in single-crystal Sr2Ir1-xRuxO4. A profound effect of Ru
doping driving a rich phase diagram is a structural phase transition from a
distorted I41/acd to a more ideal I4/mmm tetragonal structure near x=0.50 that
accompanies a phase transition from an antiferromagnetic-insulating state to a
paramagnetic-metal state. We also make a comparison drawn with Rh doped
Sr2IrO4, highlighting important similarities and differences.Comment: 18 pages,7 figure
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