C-axis Phonons in Fe-As Based Superconductors Investigated by Inelastic X-ray Scattering

Autor: Reznik, D., Lokshin, K., Mitchell, D. C., Parshall, D., Dmowski, W., Lamago, D., Heid, R., Bohnen, K. -P., Sefat, A. S., McGuire, M. A., Sales, B. C., Mandrus, D. G., Asubedi, A., Singh, D. J., Alatas, A., Upton, M. H., Said, A. H., Shvyd'ko, Yu., Egami, T.
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. B 80, 214534 (2009)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
Popis: In Fe-As based superconductors magnetism and superconductivity show strong sensitivity to the lattice, suggesting a possibility of unconventional electron-phonon coupling. We investigated c-axis polarized phonons in doped and undoped BaFe2As2 by inelastic X-ray scattering. Phonon peak positions and linewidths did not vary significantly as a function of doping either by Co or by K. The linewidth of the Fe vibration shows unusual wavevector-dependence, which may be due to hybridization with in-plane modes. Comparison with the density functional theory shows significant difference for the energy of the As-As vibrations (Raman active at the zone center) but not for the Fe-As vibrations (infrared-active at the zone center). This behavior cannot be explained by a 10% softening of Fe-As interaction strength as proposed previously for in-plane polarized vibrations.
Databáze: arXiv