We present here measurements of the thermopower, thermal conductivity, and electrical resistivity of the newly reported compound CaFe4As3. Evidence is presented from specific heat and electrical resistivity measurements that a substantial fraction of the Fermi surface survives the onset of spin density wave (SDW) order at the Neel temperature TN=88 K, and its subsequent commensurate lockin transition at T2=26.4 K. The specific heat below T2 consists of a normal metallic component from the ungapped parts of the Fermi surface, and a Bardeen-Cooper- Schrieffer (BCS) component that represents the SDW gapping of the Fermi surface. A large Kadowaki-Woods ratio is found at low temperatures, showing that the ground state of CaFe4As3 is a strongly interacting Fermi liquid. The thermal conductivity of CaFe4As3 is an order of magnitude smaller than those of conventional metals at all temperatures, due to a strong phonon scattering. The thermoelectric power displays a sign change from positive to negative indicating that a partial gap forms at the Fermi level with the onset of commensurate spin density wave order at T2=26.4 K. The small value of the thermopower and the enhancements of the resistivity due to gap formation and strong quasiparticle interactions offset the low value of the thermal conductivity, yielding only a modest value for the thermoelectric figure of merit Z < 5x10^-6 1/K in CaFe4As3. The results of ab initio electronic structure calculations are reported, confirming that the sign change in the thermopower at T2 is reflected by a sign change in the slope of the density of states at the Fermi level. Values for the quasiparticle renormalization are derived from measurements of the specific heat and thermopower, indicating that as T->0, CaFe4As3 is among the most strongly correlated of the known Fe-based pnictide and chalcogenide systems.
Uniaxial strain detwinning of CaFe2As2 and BaFe2As2: optical and transport study
砷化铁超导体的母体化合物$A$ Fe $_{2}$ As $_{2}$（$A$ =Ca，Sr，Ba）在温度$T_{\mathrm{TO}}$为135至205 K（取决于碱土元素）时经历四方晶系到正交晶系的结构转变。在$T_{\mathrm{TO}}$下方，独立式晶体分裂成相等分布的结构域，其掩盖了材料的固有的、面内的、各向异性的性质。在这里，我们演示了一种方法，机械解孪晶的CaFe $_{2}$ As $_{2}$和BaFe $_{2}$ As $_{2}$。偏振光成像和同步辐射$X$ -射线测量表明，脱孪晶几乎完全，并且是可逆的，应变释放后孪晶图案恢复。在孪晶和去孪晶状态的电阻率测量表明，电阻率，$ρ$，沿正交$a_{o}$ -轴减小，但沿正交$b_{o}$ -轴在两种化合物中增加。紧接在$T_{\mathrm{TO}}$之下，对于Ca和Ba化合物，比率$ρ_{bo}/ ρ_{ao}$分别= 1.2和1.5。与CaFe $_{2}$ As $_{2}$相反，BaFe $_{2}$ As $_{2}$在名义上的四元相中显示出各向异性，这表明在BaFe $_{2}$ As $_{2}$中波动在$T_{\mathrm{TO}}$以上起的作用比在CaFe $_{2}$ As $_{2}$中更大，或者存在更高的温度交叉或相变。
In-plane anisotropy of electrical resistivity in the strain-detwinned SrFe2As2
本征的，在平面内的电阻率的各向异性进行了研究的SrFe $_2$作为$_2$的机械解孪单晶的温度以上和以下的耦合结构/磁性转变，$T_{\textrm{TO}}$。电阻率对于沿正交$a_o$方向（反铁磁交替磁矩的方向）的电流流动较小，并且对于沿$b_o$方向（铁磁链的方向）的传输较大，这类似于CaFe $_2$ As $_2$和BaFe $_2$ As $_2$化合物。高能X射线衍射结果证实了SrFe $_2$ As $_2$的一级结构转变，其转变温度和性质不受中等应变的影响。对于小的应变水平，这是刚刚足以detwin的样品，我们发现一个可以忽略不计的影响电阻率以上$T_{\textrm{TO}}$。随着应变的增加，电阻率各向异性开始发展到高于$T_{\textrm{TO}}$，清楚地表明各向异性与对应变的强烈响应的关系。我们的研究表明，电子向列性不能观察到的FeAs基化合物中的结构转变是强烈的一级。
The two-dimensional metallic triangular lattice antiferromagnet CeCd3P3
研究了$R$ Cd $_{3}$ P $_{3}$（$R$ = La和Ce）单晶的磁化强度、电阻率、霍尔系数和比热。CeCd $_{3}$ P $_{3}$的磁化强度测量显示出清晰的准二维磁性行为。电阻率和霍尔系数测量表明，$R$ Cd $_{3}$ P $_{3}$化合物是低载流子密度金属系统，与多晶材料的早期研究形成强烈对比。CeCd $_{3}$ P $_{3}$的比热和电阻率测量表明，在$T_{s} = 127$ ~K处存在高温（结构）相变，在低于$T_{N} = 0.41$ ~K处存在反铁磁有序.当在易平面（$H {\parallel} ab$）内施加磁场时，磁有序温度在$H \sim 15$ ~kOe处升高到0.43~K，表明磁阻挫部分提升.大的电子比热在高于$T_{N}$的异常宽的温度范围内持续存在，这是由于受抑的自旋。在电阻率中的常规金属行为的观察表明，CeCd $_{3}$ P $_{3}$中的$f$ -电子与传导电子进行可忽略的杂化。因此，CeCd $_{3}$ P $_{3}$可能是用于探索低载流子密度Ce三角晶格上的磁阻挫和RKKY物理之间的复杂相互作用的模型系统。
