Uniaxial strain control of spin-polarization in multicomponent nematic order of BaFe2As2

Kissikov, T.; Sarkar, R.; Lawson, M.; Bush, B. T.; Timmons, E. I.; Tanatar, M. A.; Prozorov, R.; Bud'ko, S. L.; Canfield, P. C.; Fernandes, R. M.; Curro, N. J.

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03377-8

Uniaxial strain control of spin-polarization in multicomponent nematic order of BaFe₂As₂

Journal Article · Tue Mar 13 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03377-8· OSTI ID:1433673

Kissikov, T. ^[1]; Sarkar, R. ^[2]; Lawson, M. ^[1]; Bush, B. T. ^[1]; Timmons, E. I. ^[3]; Tanatar, M. A. ^[3]; ^[3]; Bud'ko, S. L. ^[3]; Canfield, P. C. ^[4]; Fernandes, R. M. ^[5]; ^[1]

Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States). Dept. of Physics
Technische Univ. Dresden (Germany). Inst. for Solid State Physics
Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
mes Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States). School of Physics and Astronomy

The iron-based high temperature superconductors exhibit a rich phase diagram reflecting a complex interplay between spin, lattice, and orbital degrees of freedom. The nematic state observed in these compounds epitomizes this complexity, by entangling a real-space anisotropy in the spin fluctuation spectrum with ferro-orbital order and an orthorhombic lattice distortion. A subtle and less-explored facet of the interplay between these degrees of freedom arises from the sizable spin-orbit coupling present in these systems, which translates anisotropies in real space into anisotropies in spin space. We present nuclear magnetic resonance studies, which reveal that the magnetic fluctuation spectrum in the paramagnetic phase of BaFe₂As₂ acquires an anisotropic response in spin-space upon application of a tetragonal symmetry-breaking strain field. Lastly, our results unveil an internal spin structure of the nematic order parameter, indicating that electronic nematic materials may offer a route to magneto-mechanical control.

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Research Organization:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States); Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11358; NA0002908; SC0012336

OSTI ID:: 1433673

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1755110

Report Number(s):: IS-J--9635; PII: 3377

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 9; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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