Friedel-like oscillations from interstitial Iron in superconducting Fe1+yTe0.62Se0.38

V. Thampy, J. Kang, J. A. Rodriguez-Rivera, W. Bao, A. T. Savici, J. Hu, T. J. Liu, B. Qian, D. Fobes, Z. Q. Mao, C. B. Fu, W. C. Chen, Q. Ye, R. W. Erwin, T. R. Gentile, Z. Tesanovic, C. Broholm

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Abstract

Using polarized and unpolarized neutron scattering, we show that interstitial Fe in superconducting Fe 1+y Te 1-x Se x induces a magnetic Friedel-like oscillation that diffracts at Q=(120) and involves >50 neighboring Fe sites. The interstitial >2μB  moment is surrounded by compensating ferromagnetic four-spin clusters that may seed double stripe ordering in Fe1+y Te. A semimetallic five-band model with (½ ½) Fermi surface nesting and fourfold symmetric superexchange between interstitial Fe and two in-plane nearest neighbors largely accounts for the observed diffraction.  
Original languageEnglish
Article number107002
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume108
Issue number10
Online published7 Mar 2012
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Mar 2012
Externally publishedYes

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