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Title: Phase Diagram of K x Fe 2 - y Se 2 - z S z and the Suppression of its Superconducting State by an Fe 2 - Se / S Tetrahedron Distortion

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters

We report structurally tuned superconductivity in a K x Fe 2 - y Se 2 - z S z ( 0 ≤ z ≤ 2 ) phase diagram. Superconducting T c is suppressed as S is incorporated into the lattice, eventually vanishing at 80% of S. The magnetic and conductivity properties can be related to stoichiometry on a poorly occupied Fe1 site and the local environment of a nearly fully occupied Fe2 site. The decreasing T c coincides with the increasing Fe1 occupancy and the overall increase in Fe stoichiometry from z = 0 to z = 2 . Our results indicate that the irregularity of the Fe 2 - Se / S tetrahedron is an important controlling parameter that can be used to tune the ground state in the new superconductor family.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Emergent Superconductivity (CES)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
1385599
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 107, Issue 13; Related Information: CES partners with Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL); Argonne National Laboratory; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Los Alamos National Laboratory; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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