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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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