An unified minimum effective model of magnetism in iron-based superconductors

Details An unified minimum effective model of magnetism in iron-based superconductors An unified minimum effective model of magnetism in iron-based superconductors

2011-06-25

arxiv.org/abs/1106.5169v1

Phys. Rev. B 85, 144403 (2012)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

7 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.85.144403

Since 2008, many new families of iron-based high temperature (high-$T_c$) superconductors have been discovered \cite{Hosono,ChenXH,FeTe,ChenXL}. Unlike all parent compounds of cuprates that share a common antiferromagnetically (AF) ordered ground state, those of iron-based superconductors exhibit many different AF ordered ground states, including collinear-AF (CAF) state in ferropnictides \cite{caf}, bicollinear-AF (BCAF) state in 11-ferrochalcogenide $FeTe$ \cite{bcaf,bcaf2}, and block-AF (BAF) state in 122-ferrochalcogenide $K_{0.8}Fe_{1.6}Se_2$ \cite{baf}. While the universal presence of antiferromagnetism suggests that superconductivity is strongly interrelated with magnetism, the diversity of the AF ordered states obscures their interplay. Here we show that all magnetic phases can be unified within an effective magnetic model. This model captures three incommensurate magnetic phases, two of which have been observed experimentally. The model characterizes the nature of phase transitions between the different magnetic phases and explains a variety of magnetic properties, such as spin-wave spectra and electronic nematism. Most importantly, by unifying the understanding of magnetism, we cast new insight on the key ingredients of magnetic interactions which are critical to the occurrence of superconductivity.

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