We have synthesized a quaternary fluoroarsenide SrFeAsF with the ZrCuSiAs-type structure (P4/nmm, a = 0.3999 and c = 0.8973 nm), which is composed of an alternately stacked (FeAs)- and (SrF)+ layers, analogous to the FeAs-based superconductor LaFeAsO. SrFeAsF shows metallic type conduction with the anomaly at ~180 K. The partial replacement of the Fe with Co suppresses the anomaly and induces the superconductivity, while the maximal Tc (4 K for SrFe0.875Co0.125AsF) is much lower than that of the Co-substituted LaFeAsO. Replacement of (LaO)+ layers with (SrF)+ layers results in a enlargement of the c-axis length (+2.6%). These results suggest the importance of interlayer interaction as a critical Tc-controlling factor in FeAs-based superconductors.
@article{arxiv.0810.2351,
title = {Cobalt-substitution-induced Superconductivity in a New Compound with ZrCuSiAs-type Structure, SrFeAsF},
author = {Satoru Matsuishi and Yasunori Inoue and Takatoshi Nomura and Masahiro Hirano and Hideo Hosono},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.2351},
year = {2008}
}