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  • Title: Evidence for competing magnetic and superconducting phases in superconducting Eu 1-x Sr x Fe 2-y Co y As 2 single crystals.
    Author: He Y, Wu T, Wu G, Zheng QJ, Liu YZ, Chen H, Ying JJ, Liu RH, Wang XF, Xie YL, Yan YJ, Dong JK, Li SY, Chen XH.
    Journal: J Phys Condens Matter; 2010 Jun 16; 22(23):235701. PubMed ID: 21393768.
    Abstract:
    In single crystals of Eu(1-x)Sr(x)Fe(2-y)Co(y)As(2), Co doping suppresses spin-density wave (SDW) ordering and induces a superconducting transition. A resistivity reentrance due to the antiferromagnetic ordering of Eu(2+) spins is observed, indicating the competition between antiferromagnetism (AFM) and superconductivity (SC). It is striking that the resistivity reentrance can be completely suppressed by a small magnetic field due to a field-induced metamagnetic transition from AFM to ferromagnetism (FM). The resistivity reentrance can also be suppressed by the substitution of Eu(2+) ions with nonmagnetic Ba(2+)/Sr(2+) to completely destroy the AFM ordering. These results indicate that the AFM order appears destructive to SC, while FM can coexist with the superconductivity. Further we find that magnon excitation exists in AFM ordering and can be suppressed by an applied field. Coexistence of SC from the FeAs layer and the inner field produced by the ferromagnetic Eu(2+) layer suggest a possible p-wave component in the superconducting order parameter.
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