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arXiv 1408.3606cond-mat.str-el
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准二维$α$ $_2$中Fe的保护价态

Protected Fe valence in quasi-two dimensional $α$-FeSi$_2$

W. Miiller, J. M. Tomczak, J. W. Simonson, G. Smith, G. Kotliar, M. C. Aronson

摘要:

我们报告的高温形式($α$相)的二硅化铁的第一次全面的研究。磁化率,磁化强度,热容量和电阻率的测量进行良好表征的单晶。具有标称铁$d^6$构型和与LiFeAs的准二维晶体结构非常相似的准二维晶体结构,$α$ $_2$是非常规超导性的潜在候选者。与LiFeAs类似,$α$ $_2$不产生任何磁序,我们证实了它的金属态直到最低温度($T$ =1.8 K)。然而,我们的实验表明,在$α$ -FeSi $_2$的顺磁性和电子相关效应是相当弱的比在pnictides。能带理论计算得到的电子比热$γ=C_e/T$的索末菲系数与实验非常吻合。此外,现实的多体计算进一步证实,准粒子质量的增强是只有适度的$α$ $_{2}$。值得注意的是,我们发现在铁的亚晶格中的空位形成的自然趋势,铁的价态和费米能级的态密度的影响很小。此外,Mn掺杂不会显著改变Fe离子的电子状态。这表明,铁价是保护空穴掺杂,并确实取代铁的钴引起的刚性带样的电子性质的响应。作为与磷属元素化物的一个关键区别,我们确定了较小的铁层间间距,这导致在$α$ -FeSi $_2$中费米能级附近的活性轨道具有不同的对称性。这种轨道性质的变化可能是该系统中缺乏超导性的原因,从而限制了铁基磷属元素化物和硫属元素化物的配对理论。

英文摘要:

We report the first comprehensive study of the high temperature form ($α$-phase) of iron disilicide. Measurements of the magnetic susceptibility, magnetization, heat capacity and resistivity were performed on well characterized single crystals. With a nominal iron $d^6$ configuration, and a quasi-two dimensional crystal structure that strongly resembles that of LiFeAs, $α$-FeSi$_2$ is a potential candidate for unconventional superconductivity. Akin to LiFeAs, $α$-FeSi$_2$ does not develop any magnetic order, and we confirm its metallic state down to the lowest temperatures ($T$=1.8 K). However, our experiments reveal that paramagnetism and electronic correlation effects in $α$-FeSi$_2$ are considerably weaker than in the pnictides. Band theory calculations yield small Sommerfeld coefficients of the electronic specific heat $γ=C_e/T$ that are in excellent agreement with experiment. Additionally, realistic many-body calculations further corroborate that quasi-particle mass enhancements are only modest in $α$-FeSi$_{2}$ . Remarkably, we find that the natural tendency to vacancy formation in the iron sublattice has little influence on the iron valence and the density of states at the Fermi level. Moreover, Mn doping does not significantly change the electronic state of the Fe ion. This suggests that the iron valence is protected against hole doping, and indeed the substitution of Co for Fe causes a rigid-band like response of the electronic properties. As a key difference from the pnictides, we identify the smaller inter-iron layer spacing, which causes the active orbitals near the Fermi level to be of a different symmetry in $α$-FeSi$_2$. This change in orbital character might be responsible for the lack of superconductivity in this system, providing constraints on pairing theories in the iron based pnictides and chalcogenides.

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