Neutron diffraction measurements of a high quality single crystal of CaFe2As2 are reported. A sharp transition was observed between the high temperature tetragonal and low temperature orthorhombic structures at TS = 172.5K (on cooling) and 173.5K (on warming). Coincident with the structural transition we observe a rapid, but continuous, ordering of the Fe moments, in a commensurate antiferromagnetic structure is observed, with a saturated moment of 0.80(5)muB/Fe directed along the orthorhombic a-axis. The hysteresis of the structural transition is 1K between cooling and warming and is consistent with previous thermodynamic, transport and single crystal x-ray studies. The temperature onset of magnetic ordering shifts rigidly with the structural transition providing the clearest evidence to date of the coupling between the structural and magnetic transitions in this material and the broader class of iron arsenides.
Spin reorientation in Na-doped BaFe$_2$As$_2$ studied by neutron diffraction
用非极化和极化中子衍射方法研究了Na掺杂BaFe $_2$ As $_2$的磁有序性。与以前研究的磁性有序的FeAs基化合物不同,Ba $_{1-x}$ Na $_x$ Fe $_2$ As $_2$表现出两个连续的磁性转变:当x=0.35时,冷却后磁序发生在$\sim$ 70\ K,面内磁矩被安排为纯或Ni,Co和K掺杂的BaFe $_2$ As $_2$样品。在$\sim$ 46 K的温度下发生第二相变,单晶中子衍射实验可以明确地将其识别为自旋重取向。在低温下,Ba $_{0.65}$ Na $_{0.35}$ Fe $_2$ As $_2$的有序磁矩指向$c$方向.在这些材料中的磁关联不能被认为是伊辛类,自旋轨道耦合必须包括在一个定量理论。
Tetragonal magnetic phase in Ba$_{1-x}$K$_x$Fe$_2$As$_2$ from x-ray and neutron diffraction
结合中子和X射线衍射实验表明,形成低温少数四相的Ba $_{0.76}$ K $_{0.24}$ Fe $_2$ As $_2$除了大多数磁性,正交相。磁性($\frac{1}{2}$ $\frac{1}{2}$ 1)峰的同步增强表明,该少数相与Ba $_{1-x}$ Na $_x$ Fe $_2$ As $_2$($0.24 \leq x \leq 0.28$)中观察到的类型相同,其中磁矩沿$c$ -轴重新取向。这证明了四磁相是空穴掺杂铁基超导体的普遍特征。
Comment on "No Evidence for Orbital Loop Currents in Charge Ordered ${\rm YBa_2Cu_3O_{6+x}}$ from Polarized Neutron Diffraction"
极化中子衍射实验在四种不同类型的高温超导体中观察到了晶胞内磁序,并得到了其他一些技术的支持。该顺序不破坏平移对称性,与每个CuO $_2$细胞中两个微观环电流产生的预测轨道矩一致。最近,使用极化中子衍射,Croft { \it et al} [Phys. Rev. B 96,214504(2017)]声称没有发现电荷有序${\rm YBa_2Cu_3O_{6+x}}$的这种轨道环电流的证据。他们的实验是用比以前的实验小至少100倍的去孪生样本来完成的,而不需要计算太长的时间。我们通过对他们的数据进行详细的定量分析表明,与他们的结论相反,磁信号低于他们的检测阈值。Croft { \it et al}报道的数据都没有对铜酸盐中晶胞内有序的普遍性提出质疑。
Crystal and Magnetic Structure of CaCo{1.86}As2 Studied by X-ray and Neutron Diffraction
中子和X射线衍射测量粉末和单晶的CaCo{1.86} As 2。晶体结构是如先前所报道的双列-四列ThCr 2Si 2型结构,但在Co位点上具有7(1)%的空位,对应于组成CaCo{1.86(2)} As 2。从10到300 K,a轴和c轴的热膨胀系数都是正的。单晶的中子衍射测量表明,在低于Neel温度TN = 52(1)K时,A型共线反铁磁有序开始出现,有序磁矩沿四角晶系c轴取向,在ab平面内铁磁排列,沿c轴反铁磁堆叠。
Reply to ``Comment on `Magnetic field effects on neutron diffraction in the antiferromagnetic phase of $UPt_3$'''
Fak,van Dijk和Wills(FDW)质疑我们对UPt_3反铁磁相弹性中子散射实验的解释。他们指出,我们的分析是不正确的,因为我们平均了对称性不允许的磁结构。我们不同意外籍家政工人的意见,并对他们的批评作出回应。FDW还指出,在N. H. van Dijk等人[Phys.Rev.B58,3186(1998)]。我们纠正了这个错误,并注意到我们以前的结论对于正确的场方向也是有效的。
Suppression of magnetic order in CaCo$_{1.86}$As$_{2}$ with Fe substitution: Magnetization, neutron diffraction, and x-ray diffraction studies of Ca(Co$_{1-x}$Fe$_{x}$)$_{y}$As$_{2}$
磁化,中子衍射,高能X射线衍射结果的Sn助熔剂生长的单晶样品的Ca(Co $_{1-x}$ Fe $_{x}$)$_{y}$作为$_{2}$,$0\leq x\leq1$,$1.86\leq y \leq 2$,并显示A型反铁磁秩序,与有序的时刻位于沿$c$轴,持续为$x\lesssim0.12(1)$。随着$x$的增加,反铁磁序被平滑地抑制,有序矩和Néel温度都线性降低。$x\leq0.25$不出现条纹型反铁磁序,$x$也不出现铁磁序,至少达到$x=0.104$,并且发生从CaCo $_{1.86}$ As $_{2}$的四重(cT)相到CaFe $_{2}$ As $_{2}$的四重(T)相的平滑交叉。这些结果表明,空穴掺杂CaCo $_{1.86}$ As $_{2}$对磁性和结构的影响不如Sr取代Ca的空间效应显著。