Spin fluctuation induced linear magnetoresistance in ultrathin superconducting FeSe films

Wang, Qingyan; Zhang, Wenhao; Chen, Weiwei; Xing, Ying; Sun, Yi; Wang, Ziqiao; Mei, Jia-Wei; Wang, Zhengfei; Wang, Lili; Ma, Xu-Cun; Liu, Feng; Xue, Qi-Kun; Wang, Jian

doi:10.1088/2053-1583/aa8165

Title: Spin fluctuation induced linear magnetoresistance in ultrathin superconducting FeSe films

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The discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in FeSe/STO has trigged great research interest to reveal a range of exotic physical phenomena in this novel material. Here we present a temperature dependent magnetotransport measurement for ultrathin FeSe/STO films with different thickness and protection layers. Remarkably, a surprising linear magnetoresistance (LMR) is observed around the superconducting transition temperatures but absent otherwise. The experimental LMR can be reproduced by magnetotransport calculations based on a model of magnetic field dependent disorder induced by spin fluctuation. Thus, the observed LMR in coexistence with superconductivity provides the first magnetotransport signature for spin fluctuation around the superconducting transition region in ultrathin FeSe/STO films.

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Wang, Qingyan ^[1]; Zhang, Wenhao ^[2]; Chen, Weiwei ^[3]; Xing, Ying ^[4]; Sun, Yi ^[1]; Wang, Ziqiao ^[1]; Mei, Jia-Wei ^[5]; Wang, Zhengfei ^[3]; Wang, Lili ^[6]; Ma, Xu-Cun ^[6]; Liu, Feng ^[7]; Xue, Qi-Kun ^[6]; Wang, Jian ^[8]

Peking Univ., Beijing (China). International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics
Tsinghua University, Beijing (China). State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics, Department of Physics
University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China). Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics
Peking Univ., Beijing (China). International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics; China University of Petroleum, Beijing (China)
Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States). Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Tsinghua University, Beijing (China). State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics, Department of Physics; Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing (China)
Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States). Department of Materials Science and Engineering ; Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing (China)
Peking Univ., Beijing (China). International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics; Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China). State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics, Department of Physics; Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing (China)

Publication Date:: Fri Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Research Org.:: Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

OSTI Identifier:: 1429879

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-04ER46148

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: 2D Materials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 4; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 2053-1583

Publisher:: IOP Publishing

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; FeSe/STO; linear magnetoresistance; superconductivity; spin fluctuation

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                    Wang, Qingyan, Zhang, Wenhao, Chen, Weiwei, Xing, Ying, Sun, Yi, Wang, Ziqiao, Mei, Jia-Wei, Wang, Zhengfei, Wang, Lili, Ma, Xu-Cun, Liu, Feng, Xue, Qi-Kun, and Wang, Jian. Spin fluctuation induced linear magnetoresistance in ultrathin superconducting FeSe films.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
Web.  doi:10.1088/2053-1583/aa8165.

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                    Wang, Qingyan, Zhang, Wenhao, Chen, Weiwei, Xing, Ying, Sun, Yi, Wang, Ziqiao, Mei, Jia-Wei, Wang, Zhengfei, Wang, Lili, Ma, Xu-Cun, Liu, Feng, Xue, Qi-Kun, & Wang, Jian. Spin fluctuation induced linear magnetoresistance in ultrathin superconducting FeSe films.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/aa8165

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                    Wang, Qingyan, Zhang, Wenhao, Chen, Weiwei, Xing, Ying, Sun, Yi, Wang, Ziqiao, Mei, Jia-Wei, Wang, Zhengfei, Wang, Lili, Ma, Xu-Cun, Liu, Feng, Xue, Qi-Kun, and Wang, Jian. Fri .  
"Spin fluctuation induced linear magnetoresistance in ultrathin superconducting FeSe films".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/aa8165.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1429879.

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@article{osti_1429879,

  title        = {Spin fluctuation induced linear magnetoresistance in ultrathin superconducting FeSe films},

  author       = {Wang, Qingyan and Zhang, Wenhao and Chen, Weiwei and Xing, Ying and Sun, Yi and Wang, Ziqiao and Mei, Jia-Wei and Wang, Zhengfei and Wang, Lili and Ma, Xu-Cun and Liu, Feng and Xue, Qi-Kun and Wang, Jian},

  abstractNote = {The discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in FeSe/STO has trigged great research interest to reveal a range of exotic physical phenomena in this novel material. Here we present a temperature dependent magnetotransport measurement for ultrathin FeSe/STO films with different thickness and protection layers. Remarkably, a surprising linear magnetoresistance (LMR) is observed around the superconducting transition temperatures but absent otherwise. The experimental LMR can be reproduced by magnetotransport calculations based on a model of magnetic field dependent disorder induced by spin fluctuation. Thus, the observed LMR in coexistence with superconductivity provides the first magnetotransport signature for spin fluctuation around the superconducting transition region in ultrathin FeSe/STO films.},

  doi          = {10.1088/2053-1583/aa8165},

  journal      = {2D Materials},

  number       = 3,

  volume       = 4,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Fri Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 2017},

  month        = {Fri Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 2017}

}

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