Single Crystal Growth and Study of the Ferromagnetic Superconductor RbEuFe4As4

Bao, Jin-Ke; Willa, Kristin; Smylie, Matthew P.; Chen, Haijie; Welp, Ulrich; Chung, Duck Young; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.

doi:10.1021/acs.cgd.8b00315

Title: Single Crystal Growth and Study of the Ferromagnetic Superconductor RbEuFe₄As₄

Journal Article · 20 April 2018 · Crystal Growth and Design

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.8b00315 · OSTI ID:1460964

^[1]; Willa, Kristin ^[1]; Smylie, Matthew P. ^[1];

^[2]; Welp, Ulrich ^[1]; Chung, Duck Young ^[1];

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Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Materials Science Division
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Materials Science Division; Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States). Dept. of Chemistry

RbEuFe₄As₄ exhibits both superconducting order 0.05 in the FeAs layers and ferromagnetic order in the Eu layers, providing a good platform to study the interaction and microscopic coexistence of these two traditionally incompatible orders. Growing high-quality RbEuFe₄As₄ single crystals is essential to investigate these phenomena at a deeper level. Here in this paper we report the successful growth of the RbEuFe₄As₄ single crystals with millimeter-size dimensions using a RbAs flux. The high-quality crystals were characterized via resistivity, magnetization, and heat capacity measurements. Single crystal X-ray diffraction data refinements reveal almost regular FeAs₄ tetrahedra (As1-Fe-As1 = 108.60(7)degrees, As2-Fe-As2 = 109.01 (8)degrees, and As1-Fe-As2 = 109.81(2)degrees) in RbEuFe₄As₄, providing structural support for the highest superconducting transition temperature (T_c = 36.8 K) among all known AAeFe₄As₄ (A = K, Rb, Cs; Ae = Ca, Sr, Eu) compounds. Finally, our flux method using RbAs can also be employed to grow other desired transition metal compounds targeting the same crystal structure.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1460964

Journal Information:: Crystal Growth and Design, Journal Name: Crystal Growth and Design Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 18; ISSN 1528-7483

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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