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Title: Evidence of superconductivity-induced phonon spectra renormalization in alkali-doped iron selenides

Abstract

Polarized Raman scattering spectra of superconducting KxFe2-ySe2 and nonsuperconducting K0.8Fe1.8Co0.2Se2 single crystals were measured in a temperature range from 10 K up to 300 K. Two Raman active modes from the I4/mmm phase and seven from the I4/m phase are observed in frequency range from 150 to 325 cm -1 in both compounds, suggesting that K0.8Fe1.8Co0.2Se2 single crystal also has two-phase nature. Temperature dependence of Raman mode energy is analyzed in terms of lattice thermal expansion and phonon-phonon interaction. Temperature dependence of Raman mode linewidth is considered as temperature-induced anharmonic effects. It is shown that change of Raman mode energy with temperature is dominantly driven by thermal expansion of the crystal lattice. Abrupt change of the A1g mode energy near TC was observed in KxFe2-ySe2 , whereas it is absent in K0.8Fe1.8Co0.2Se2. Phonon energy hardening at low temperatures in the superconducting sample is a consequence of superconductivity-induced redistribution of the electronic states below critical temperature.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [2];  [1]
  1. Univ. of Belgrade, Belgrade (Serbia). Institute of Physics Belgrade
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Dept.; Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Dept.
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Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Emergent Superconductivity (CES)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1240587
Report Number(s):
BNL-111746-2016-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 0953-8984; R&D Project: PM016; KC0201050
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC00112704; Ac02-98CH10886
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 27; Journal Issue: 48; Journal ID: ISSN 0953-8984
Publisher:
IOP Publishing
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

Citation Formats

Opačić, M., Lazarević, N., Šćepanović, M., Ryu, Hyejin, Lei, Hechang, Petrovic, C., and Popović, Z. V. Evidence of superconductivity-induced phonon spectra renormalization in alkali-doped iron selenides. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1088/0953-8984/27/48/485701.
Opačić, M., Lazarević, N., Šćepanović, M., Ryu, Hyejin, Lei, Hechang, Petrovic, C., & Popović, Z. V. Evidence of superconductivity-induced phonon spectra renormalization in alkali-doped iron selenides. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/27/48/485701
Opačić, M., Lazarević, N., Šćepanović, M., Ryu, Hyejin, Lei, Hechang, Petrovic, C., and Popović, Z. V. Mon . "Evidence of superconductivity-induced phonon spectra renormalization in alkali-doped iron selenides". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/27/48/485701. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1240587.
@article{osti_1240587,
title = {Evidence of superconductivity-induced phonon spectra renormalization in alkali-doped iron selenides},
author = {Opačić, M. and Lazarević, N. and Šćepanović, M. and Ryu, Hyejin and Lei, Hechang and Petrovic, C. and Popović, Z. V.},
abstractNote = {Polarized Raman scattering spectra of superconducting KxFe2-ySe2 and nonsuperconducting K0.8Fe1.8Co0.2Se2 single crystals were measured in a temperature range from 10 K up to 300 K. Two Raman active modes from the I4/mmm phase and seven from the I4/m phase are observed in frequency range from 150 to 325 cm -1 in both compounds, suggesting that K0.8Fe1.8Co0.2Se2 single crystal also has two-phase nature. Temperature dependence of Raman mode energy is analyzed in terms of lattice thermal expansion and phonon-phonon interaction. Temperature dependence of Raman mode linewidth is considered as temperature-induced anharmonic effects. It is shown that change of Raman mode energy with temperature is dominantly driven by thermal expansion of the crystal lattice. Abrupt change of the A1g mode energy near TC was observed in KxFe2-ySe2 , whereas it is absent in K0.8Fe1.8Co0.2Se2. Phonon energy hardening at low temperatures in the superconducting sample is a consequence of superconductivity-induced redistribution of the electronic states below critical temperature.},
doi = {10.1088/0953-8984/27/48/485701},
journal = {Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter},
number = 48,
volume = 27,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}

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