Common crystalline and magnetic structure of superconducting A2Fe4Se5 (A=K,Rb,Cs,Tl) single crystals measured using neutron diffraction

F. Ye, S. Chi, Wei Bao*, X. F. Wang, J. J. Ying, X. H. Chen, H. D. Wang, C. H. Dong, Minghu Fang

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Abstract

Single-crystal neutron diffraction studies on superconductors A2Fe4Se5 , where A=Rb, Cs, (Tl, Rb), and (Tl, K) (Tc ∼30K), uncover the same Fe vacancy ordered crystal structure and the same block antiferromagnetic order as in K2Fe4Se5 . The Fe order-disorder transition occurs at TS =500-578K, and the antiferromagnetic transition at TN =471-559K with an ordered magnetic moment ∼3.3μB / Fe at 10 K. Thus, all recently discovered A intercalated iron selenide superconductors share the common crystalline and magnetic structure, which are very different from previous families of Fe-based superconductors, and constitute a distinct new 245 family.  
Original languageEnglish
Article number137003
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume107
Issue number13
Online published19 Sept 2011
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Sept 2011
Externally publishedYes

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