Tuning superconductivity and spin-vortex instabilities in CaKFe 4 As 4 through in-plane antisymmetric strains

Valadkhani, Adrian; Céspedes, Belén Zúñiga; Mandloi, Salony; Xu, Mingyu; Schmidt, Juan; Bud'ko, Sergey L.; Canfield, Paul C.; Valentí, Roser; Gati, Elena

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.109.L180503

Title: Tuning superconductivity and spin-vortex instabilities in ${CaKFe}_{4} {As}_{4}$ through in-plane antisymmetric strains

Journal Article · 07 May 2024 · Physical Review. B

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.109.L180503 · OSTI ID:2348978

Valadkhani, Adrian;

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; Schmidt, Juan;

; Canfield, Paul C.;

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Lattice strains of appropriate symmetry have served as an excellent tool to explore the interaction of superconductivity in the iron-based superconductors with orthorhombic-nematic and stripe spin-density-wave (SSDW) order. In this Letter, we contribute to a broader understanding of the coupling of strain to superconductivity and competing normal-state orders by studying ${CaKFe}_{4} {As}_{4}$ under large, in-plane strains of $B_{1 g}$ and $B_{2 g}$ symmetry. In contrast to the majority of iron-based superconductors, pure ${CaKFe}_{4} {As}_{4}$ exhibits superconductivity with a relatively high transition temperature of $T_{c} \sim 35 K$ in proximity of a noncollinear, tetragonal, hedgehog spin-vortex crystal (SVC) order. Through experiments and calculations, we demonstrate an anisotropic in-plane strain response of $T_{c}$ and the favored SVC configuration in ${CaKFe}_{4} {As}_{4}$ . This supports a scenario, in which the change in spin fluctuations dominates the strain response of superconducting $T_{c}$ . Overall, by suggesting moderate $B_{2 g}$ strains as an effective parameter to change the stability of SVC and SSDW, we outline a pathway to a unified phase diagram of iron-based superconductivity. Published by the American Physical Society 2024

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Research Organization:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11358

OSTI ID:: 2348978

Report Number(s):: IS-J-11,331; L180503

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Journal Name: Physical Review. B Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 109; ISSN 2469-9950; ISSN PRBMDO

Publisher:: American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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