We present a study of the lattice dynamical properties of superconducting SrPt$_3$P ($T_c = 8.4$ K) via high-resolution inelastic x-ray scattering (IXS) and ab initio calculations. Density functional perturbation theory including spin-orbit coupling (SOC) results in enhanced electron-phonon coupling (EPC) for the optic phonon modes originating from the Pt(I) atoms, with energies $\sim 5$ meV, resulting in a large EPC constant $λ\sim 2$. An overall softening of the IXS powder spectra occurs from room to low temperatures, consistent with the predicted strong EPC and with recent specific-heat experiments ($2Δ_0 / k_{\mathrm{B}}T_c \sim 5$). The low-lying phonon modes observed in the experiments are approximately 1.5 meV harder than the corresponding calculated phonon branch. Moreover, we do not find any changes in the spectra upon entering the superconducting phase. We conclude that current theoretical calculations underestimate the energy of the lowest band of phonon modes indicating that the coupling of these modes to the electronic subsystem is overestimated.
Electron and phonon band-structure calculations for the antipolar SrPt$_{3}$P antiperovskite superconductor: Evidence of low-energy two-dimensional phonons
Andreev-reflection spectroscopy of SrPt3P single crystals
P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences(俄罗斯科学院列别杰夫物理研究所);CrystMat Company(CrystMat公司);Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino(都灵理工大学应用科学与技术学院)
Raman and fluorescence characteristics of resonant inelastic X-ray scattering from doped superconducting cuprates
自旋激发的测量对于理解自旋介导的超导配对是必不可少的;而共振非弹性X射线散射(RIXS)为探测高能自旋激发提供了相当大的机会。然而,RIXS是否正确测量掺杂超导铜酸盐的集体自旋激发仍存在争议。在这里,我们证明了不同的拉曼和荧光类RIXS激发的Bi $_{1.5}$铅$_{0.6}$锶$_{1.54}$钙铜$_{2}$ O $_{8+δ}$在中红外能量区域。结合光子能量和动量相关的RIXS测量与理论计算,使用精确对角化提供了确凿的证据,拉曼类RIXS激发对应于集体自旋激发,这是在未掺杂的莫特绝缘体的磁振子,并演变成掺杂的超导化合物中的顺磁振子。与此相反,荧光般的位移主要是由于连续的粒子空穴激发的电荷通道。我们的结果表明,在适当的实验条件下,RIXS确实可以用来探测高掺杂$T_c$铜氧化物超导体中的顺磁子。
Magnetic anisotropy in hole-doped superconducting Ba 0.67K 0.33Fe 2As2 probed by polarized inelastic neutron scattering
我们利用极化非弹性中子散射(INS)研究了最佳空穴掺杂超导体Ba $_{0.67}$ K $_{0.33}$ Fe $_2$ As $_{2}$($T_c=38$ K)的自旋激发。在正常状态下,虚部的动态磁化率,$χ^{\prime\prime}(Q,ω)$,显示磁各向异性的能量低于$\sim$ 7 meV的c轴极化自旋激发大于面内组件。在进入超导状态时,先前的非极化INS实验已经表明,在$\sim$ 5和0.75 meV处的自旋能隙分别在波矢$Q=(0.5,0.5,0)$和$(0.5,0.5,1)$处打开,在$E_r=15$ meV处具有宽中子自旋共振。我们的中子极化分析表明,自旋隙的巨大差异纯粹是由于不同的自旋隙在c轴和面内极化自旋激发,导致共振与不同的能量宽度的c轴和面内自旋激发。在最佳电子和空穴掺杂的BaFe $_2$ As $_2$中观察到的自旋各向异性是由于它们接近AF有序的BaFe $_2$ As $_2$,其中自旋各向异性存在于低于$T_N$。
Comment on arXiv:1105.6233 entitled "Neutron-Inelastic-Scattering Peak by Dissipationless Mechanism in the s++-wave State in Iron-based Superconductors" by S. Onari and H. Kontani
Spin-orbit coupling and odd-parity superconductivity in the quasi-one-dimensional compound Li$_{0.9}$Mo$_6$O$_{17}$
理论研究[W。乔角,澳-地普拉特河H. McKenzie和S. Raghu,Phys.Rev.B92,134514(2015); N. Lera和J. V. Alvarez,Phys.Rev.B92,174523(2015)]已经提出Li $_{0.9}$ Mo $_6$ O $_{17}$(一种准一维“紫青铜”化合物)表现出自旋三重态超导性,并且带隙函数在两个几乎简并的费米表面片上改变符号。我们研究了自旋轨道耦合(SOC)在确定与超导序参量相关的$d$ -矢量的对称性和取向中的作用。我们提出,四原子晶胞内缺乏局部反转对称性导致类似于石墨烯、MoS $_2$或SrPtAs的交错自旋轨道耦合。此外,通过对有效模型哈密顿量的弱耦合重整化群处理,我们发现SOC更倾向于具有$S_z = \pm 1$的奇宇称$A_{1u}$态,而不是具有$S_z=0$的$B$态,其中$z$表示最小导电方向.我们讨论了这种超导状态可能的明确的实验签名。
Correlation of the Superconducting Critical Temperature with Spin and Orbital Excitation Energies In (Ca{x}La{1-x})(Ba{1.75-x}La{0.25+x})Cu{3}O{y} as Measured by Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering
Inelastic X-ray Scattering Study of superconducting SmFeAs(O$_{1-x}$F$_{y}$) Single Crystals: Evidence for Strong Momentum-Dependent Doping-Induced Renormalizations of Optical Phonons
本文报道了SmFeAsO和超导SmFeAsO $_{0.6}$ F $_{0.35}$单晶晶格动力学的非弹性X射线散射实验。特别注意的是沿[100]方向的三个光学模式接近23 meV,偏振的FeAs平面的色散。值得注意的是,这些模式中的两个强烈重整化氟掺杂。这些结果提供了显着的洞察的能量和动量的依赖性的晶格的耦合到电子系统,并强调自旋-声子耦合的重要性,在超导铁磷属元素化物。
Collective nature of spin excitations in superconducting cuprates probed by resonant inelastic x-ray scattering
利用共振非弹性X射线散射(RIXS)技术,研究了高温超导体YBa_2Cu_3 O_(6 +x)在宽掺杂范围(0.1 < x < 1)内的色散自旋激发。当入射光子能量从共振条件失谐时,仔细监测激发分布,发现自旋激发能对所有x都与失谐无关。这些发现表明,掺杂铜氧化物中自旋翻转RIXS分布的最大部分来自磁集体模式,而不是最近理论上提出的非相干粒子-空穴激发[Benjamin等人,Phys. Rev. Lett. 112,247002(2014)]。在铜酸盐的电子系统的理论描述的影响进行了讨论。
Probing d-wave superconducting gap of high-$T_\mathrm{c}$ cuprate $\mathrm{Bi}_2\mathrm{Sr}_2\mathrm{Ca}_2\mathrm{Cu}_3\mathrm{O}_{10+δ}$ by resonant inelastic X-ray scattering
International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University(北京大学物理学院量子材料国际中心);Diamond Light Source(英国钻石光源);Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院物理研究所凝聚态物理北京实验室);Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research(马克斯·普朗克固体研究所);School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China(中国科学技术大学核科学技术学院)
Anisotropic Neutron Spin Resonance in Superconducting BaFe$_{1.9}$Ni$_{0.1}$As$_2$
本文用极化非弹性中子散射证明了超导BaFe $_{1.9}$ Ni $_{0.1}$ As $_2$($T_c=20$ K)中低于$T_c$的中子自旋共振是纯磁性的。我们的分析进一步揭示了7~meV附近的共振峰只出现在平面响应。这挑战了普遍的看法,即在pnictides的自旋共振是一个各向同性的三重激发态的单线态库珀对,因为我们的研究结果意味着,只有$S_{001}=\pm1$组件的三重态参与。
Neutron Scattering Evidence for a Periodically-Modulated Superconducting Phase in the Underdoped Cuprate La$_{1.905}$Ba$_{0.095}$CuO$_4$
反铁磁自旋关联在高温超导体中的作用仍然是一个有争议的问题。我们提出的非弹性中子散射证据表明,在La $_{1.905}$ Ba $_{0.095}$ CuO $_4$中,无带隙自旋涨落与超导电性共存。此外,我们还观察到超导关联的出现增强了低能磁谱权重和自旋不变性。我们认为这种共存是通过对波函数的空间调制和反铁磁关联的相互作用而发生的。该提议也与充分欠掺杂的La $_{2-x}$ Sr $_x$ CuO $_4$和YBa $_2$ Cu $_3$ O $_{6+x}$直接相关。