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Title: Theory of Two-Magnon Raman Scattering in Iron Pnictides and Chalcogenides

Journal Article · · Submitted to Physical Review Letters

Although the parent iron-based pnictides and chalcogenides are itinerant antiferromagnets, the use of local moment picture to understand their magnetic properties is still widespread. We study magnetic Raman scattering from a local moment perspective for various quantum spin models proposed for this new class of superconductors. These models vary greatly in the level of magnetic frustration and show a vastly different two-magnon Raman response. Light scattering by two-magnon excitations thus provides a robust and independent measure of the underlying spin interactions. In accord with other recent experiments, our results indicate that the amount of magnetic frustration in these systems may be small.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
1022549
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-14432; TRN: US201118%%247
Journal Information:
Submitted to Physical Review Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 6; ISSN 0031--9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English