Spatial nematic fluctuation in BaFe2(As1-xPx)2 revealed by spatially and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

Ma, Jonathan; Yi, Ming; Affeldt, Gregory; Hayes, Ian; Jozwiak, Chris; Bostwick, Aaron; Rotenberg, Eli; Analytis, James; Birgeneau, Robert; Lanzara, Alessandra

doi:10.1103/physrevb.101.094515

Spatial nematic fluctuation in BaFe₂(As_1-xP_x)₂ revealed by spatially and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

Journal Article · Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Physical Review B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.101.094515· OSTI ID:1775369

Ma, Jonathan ^[1]; Yi, Ming ^[2]; Affeldt, Gregory ^[1]; Hayes, Ian ^[1]; Jozwiak, Chris ^[3]; Bostwick, Aaron ^[3]; Rotenberg, Eli ^[3]; Analytis, James ^[1]; Birgeneau, Robert ^[1]; Lanzara, Alessandra ^[1]

Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)

Nematicity, where rotational symmetry is broken while translational symmetry is conserved, is prevalent in higherature superconductors. In particular, nematic quantum critical point has been universally found near the optimum doping of the superconducting dome of several iron-based superconductor families. In such a regime, evidence for strong nematic fluctuations have been observed. As the precursor to this order, nematic fluctuations emerge before nematicity, providing favorable ground to study how nematic order modifies the electronic structure in the absence of structural distortion. Here we use spatially resolved angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to investigate the correlation between the onset of nematic fluctuations and electronic structure in an optimally doped BaFe₂(As_1-xP_x)2 (x ~ 0.3) superconductor. We reveal a strong spatially varying anisotropy of the Fermi surface on a length scale of tens of microns with strong correlation between the changes in the hole and electron Fermi pockets, consistent with the variations expected in the presence of fluctuating nematic order. These results provide direct evidence for spatial nematic fluctuations in the optimal doping regime of iron-based superconductors.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1775369

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1606585

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 101; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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