Effect of molybdenum 4d hole substitution in BaFe2As2
- ORNL
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK)
We investigate the thermodynamic and transport properties of molybdenum-doped BaFe2As2 (122) crystals, the first report of hole doping using a 4d element. The chemical substitution of Mo in place of Fe is possible up to {approx} 7%. For Ba(Fe1-xMox)2As2, the suppression rate of the magnetic transition temperature with x is the same as in 3d Cr-doped 122 and is independent of the unit cell changes. This illustrates that the temperature-composition phase diagram for hole-doped 122 can be simply parameterized by x, similar to the electron-doped 122 systems found in the literature. Compared to 122 with a coupled antiferromagnetic order (TN) and orthorhombic structural transition (T0) at {approx}132 K, 1.3% Mo-doped 122 (x=0.013) gives TN=T0=125(1) K according to neutron diffraction results and features in specific heat, magnetic susceptibility, and electrical resistivity. The cell volume expands by {approx}1% with maximum Mo doping and TN is reduced to {approx}90 K. There is a T* feature that is identified for lightly Cr- or Mo-doped 122 crystals, which is x dependent. This low-temperature transition may be a trace of superconductivity.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1034017
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review B, Vol. 85, Issue 2; ISSN 1098-0121
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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