Phonon dynamics in Sr0.6K0.4Fe2As2 and Ca0.6Na0.4Fe2As2

R. Mittal; Y. Su; S. Rols; M. Tegel; S. L. Chaplot; H. Schober; T. Chatterji; D. Johrendt; Th. Brueckel

Phonon dynamics in Sr0.6K0.4Fe2As2 and Ca0.6Na0.4Fe2As2

Superconductivity 2008-12-20 v1

Authors: R. Mittal , Y. Su , S. Rols , M. Tegel , S. L. Chaplot , H. Schober , T. Chatterji , D. Johrendt , Th. Brueckel

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We report inelastic neutron scattering measurements of the phonon density-of-states in superconducting Sr0.6K0.4Fe2As2 (Tc=30 K) and Ca0.6Na0.4Fe2As2 (Tc=18 K). Compared with the parent compound BaFe2As2 doping affects mainly the lower and intermediate frequency part of the vibrations. Mass effects and lattice contraction cannot explain these changes. A lattice dynamical model has been used to identify the character of the various phonon bands. Softening of phonon modes below 10 meV has been observed in both samples on cooling from 300 K to 140 K. In the Ca doped compound the softening amounts to about 1 meV while for the Sr doped compound the softening is about 0.5 meV. There is no appreciable change in the phonon density of states when crossing Tc.

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phonon dynamics iron-based superconductors inelastic neutron scattering phonon density of states softening Sr0.6K0.4Fe2As2 Ca0.6Na0.4Fe2As2

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@article{arxiv.0810.4498,
  title  = {Phonon dynamics in Sr0.6K0.4Fe2As2 and Ca0.6Na0.4Fe2As2},
  author = {R. Mittal and Y. Su and S. Rols and M. Tegel and S. L. Chaplot and H. Schober and T. Chatterji and D. Johrendt and Th. Brueckel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.4498},
  year   = {2008}
}

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Phonon dynamics in Sr0.6K0.4Fe2As2 and Ca0.6Na0.4Fe2As2

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