The Hidden Nematic Fluctuations in the Triclinic (Ca0.85La0.15)10(Pt3As8)(Fe2As2)5 Superconductor Revealed by Ultrafast Optical Spectroscopy

Autor: Wu, Qi-Yi, Zhang, Chen, Li, Ze-Zhong, Hong, Wen-Shan, Liu, Hao, Song, Jiao-Jiao, Zhao, Yin-Zou, Yuan, Ya-Hua, Chen, Bo, Ye, Xue-Qing, Li, Shiliang, He, Jun, Liu, H. Y., Duan, Yu-Xia, Luo, Hui-Qian, Meng, Jian-Qiao
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. B 108, 205136 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.108.205136
Popis: We reported the quasiparticle relaxation dynamics of an optimally doped triclinic iron-based superconductor (Ca$_{0.85}$La$_{0.15}$)$_{10}$(Pt$_3$As$_8$)(Fe$_2$As$_2$)$_5$ with bulk $T_c$ = 30 K using polarized ultrafast optical pump-probe spectroscopy. Our results reveal anisotropic transient reflectivity induced by nematic fluctuations develops below $T_{nem}$ $\approx$ 120 K and persists in the superconducting states. Measurements under high pump fluence reveal three distinct, coherent phonon modes at frequencies of 1.6, 3.5, and 4.7 THz, corresponding to $A_{1g}(1)$, $E_g$, and $A_{1g}(2)$ modes, respectively. The high-frequency $A_{1g}(2)$ mode corresponds to the $c$-axis polarized vibrations of FeAs planes with a nominal electron-phonon coupling constant $\lambda _{A_{1g}(2)}$ $\approx$ 0.139 $\pm$ 0.02. Our findings suggest that the superconductivity and nematic state are compatible but competitive at low temperatures, and the $A_{1g}$ phonons play an important role in the formation of Cooper pairs in (Ca$_{0.85}$La$_{0.15}$)$_{10}$(Pt$_3$As$_8$)(Fe$_2$As$_2$)$_5$.
Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures and Supplemental Materials
Databáze: arXiv