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Title: Lack of superconductivity in the phase diagram of single-crystalline Eu ( F e 1 - x C o x ) 2 A s 2 grown by transition metal arsenide flux

Journal Article · · Physical Review Materials
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  1. Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)
  2. Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  3. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

Here, the interplay of magnetism and superconductivity (SC) has been a focus of interest in condensed matter physics for decades. EuFe2As2 has been identified as a potential platform to investigate interactions between structural, magnetic, and electronic effects as well as the coexistence of magnetism and SC with similar transition temperatures. However, there are obvious inconsistencies in the reported phase diagrams of Eu(Fe1–xCox)2As2 crystals grown by different methods. For transition metal arsenide (TMA)-flux-grown crystals, even the existence of SC is uncertain. Here we reexamine the phase diagram of single-crystalline Eu(Fe1–xCox)2As2 grown by TMA flux. We found that the lattice parameter c shrinks linearly with Co doping, almost twice as fast as that of the tin-flux-grown crystals. With Co doping, the spin-density-wave (SDW) order of the Fe sublattice is quickly suppressed, being detected only up to x=0.08. The magnetic ordering temperature of the Eu2+ sublattice (TEu) shows a systematic evolution with Co doping, first going down and reaching a minimum at x=0.08, then increasing continuously up to x=0.24. Over the whole composition range investigated, no signature of SC is observed above 1.8 K.

Research Organization:
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11358; 51832010; 51572291; 51322211; GBMF4411
OSTI ID:
1478231
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1475233
Report Number(s):
IS-J-9779; PRMHAR
Journal Information:
Physical Review Materials, Vol. 2, Issue 10; ISSN 2475-9953
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 1 work
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