Unidirectional spin density wave state in metallic (Sr1-xLax)2IrO4

Chen, Xiang; Schmehr, Julian L.; Islam, Zahirul; Porter, Zach; Zoghlin, Eli; Finkelstein, Kenneth; Ruff, Jacob P. C.; Wilson, Stephen D.

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02647-1

Title: Unidirectional spin density wave state in metallic (Sr_1-xLax)₂IrO₄

Journal Article · Tue Jan 09 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02647-1· OSTI ID:1425217

^[1]; Schmehr, Julian L. ^[2]; Islam, Zahirul ^[3]; Porter, Zach ^[2]; Zoghlin, Eli ^[2]; Finkelstein, Kenneth ^[4]; Ruff, Jacob P. C. ^[4]; Wilson, Stephen D. ^[2]

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (United States); Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)

Materials that exhibit both strong spin–orbit coupling and electron correlation effects are predicted to host numerous new electronic states. One prominent example is the J_eff = 1/2 Mott state in Sr₂IrO₄, where introducing carriers is predicted to manifest high temperature superconductivity analogous to the S=1/2 Mott state of La₂CuO₄. While bulk super- conductivity currently remains elusive, anomalous quasiparticle behaviors paralleling those in the cuprates such as pseudogap formation and the formation of a d-wave gap are observed upon electron-doping Sr₂IrO₄. Here we establish a magnetic parallel between electron-doped Sr₂IrO₄ and hole-doped La₂CuO₄ by unveiling a spin density wave state in electron-doped Sr₂IrO₄. Our magnetic resonant X-ray scattering data reveal the presence of an incom- mensurate magnetic state reminiscent of the diagonal spin density wave state observed in the monolayer cuprate (La_1-xSr_x)₂CuO₄. Furthermore, this link supports the conjecture that the quenched Mott phases in electron-doped Sr₂IrO₄ and hole-doped La₂CuO₄ support common competing electronic phases.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1425217

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 9, Issue 1; ISSN 2041-1723

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