Browsing by Author "Gu, Yanhong"

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    Nematic Quantum Critical Fluctuations in BaFe2−xNixAs2
    (American Physical Society, 2016) Liu, Zhaoyu; Gu, Yanhong; Zhang, Wei; Gong, Dongliang; Zhang, Wenliang; Xie, Tao; Lu, Xingye; Ma, Xiaoyan; Zhang, Xiaotian; Zhang, Rui; Zhu, Jun; Ren, Cong; Shan, Lei; Qiu, Xianggang; Dai, Pengcheng; Yang, Yi-feng; Luo, Huiqian; Li, Shiliang
    We have systematically studied the nematic fluctuations in the electron-doped iron-based superconductor BaFe2−xNixAs2 by measuring the in-plane resistance change under uniaxial pressure. While the nematic quantum critical point can be identified through the measurements along the (110) direction, as studied previously, quantum and thermal critical fluctuations cannot be distinguished due to similar Curie-Weiss-like behaviors. Here we find that a sizable pressure-dependent resistivity along the (100) direction is present in all doping levels, which is against the simple picture of an Ising-type nematic model. The signal along the (100) direction becomes maximum at optimal doping, suggesting that it is associated with nematic quantum critical fluctuations. Our results indicate that thermal fluctuations from striped antiferromagnetic order dominate the underdoped regime along the (110) direction. We argue that either there is a strong coupling between the quantum critical fluctuations and the fermions, or more exotically, a higher symmetry may be present around optimal doping.
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    Temperature and polarization dependence of low-energy magnetic fluctuations in nearly optimally doped NaFe0.9785Co0.0215As
    (American Physical Society, 2017) Song, Yu; Wang, Weiyi; Zhang, Chenglin; Gu, Yanhong; Lu, Xingye; Tan, Guotai; Su, Yixi; Bourdarot, Frédéric; Christianson, A.D.; Li, Shiliang; Dai, Pengcheng
    We use unpolarized and polarized neutron scattering to study the temperature and polarization dependence of low-energy magnetic fluctuations in nearly optimally doped NaFe0.9785Co0.0215As, with coexisting superconductivity (Tc≈19 K) and weak antiferromagnetic order (TN≈30 K, ordered moment ≈0.02μB/Fe). A single spin resonance mode with intensity tracking the superconducting order parameter is observed, although energy of the mode only softens slightly upon approaching Tc. Polarized neutron scattering reveals that the single resonance is mostly isotropic in spin space, similar to overdoped NaFe0.935Co0.045As but different from optimal electron-, hole-, and isovalently doped BaFe2As2 compounds, all featuring an additional prominent anisotropic component. Spin anisotropy in NaFe0.9785Co0.0215As is instead present at energies below the resonance, which becomes partially gapped below Tc, similar to the situation in optimally doped YBa2Cu3O6.9. Our results indicate that anisotropic spin fluctuations in NaFe1−xCoxAs appear in the form of a resonance in the underdoped regime, become partially gapped below Tc near optimal doping, and disappear in overdoped compounds.