Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2009-03-03
Phys. Rev. B 79, 155103 (2009)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
10 pages, 8 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.79.155103
The magnetic, transport and optical properties of EuFe$_2$As$_2$ single crystals have been investigated parallel and perpendicular to the $ab$-plane. The anisotropy $\rho_c/\rho_{ab}\approx 8$ depends only slightly on temperature. In both orientations, the spin-density wave transition at $T_{\rm SDW}=189$ K shows up as a considerable increase in the dc resistivity. Susceptibility measurements evidence the magnetic order of the Eu$^{2+}$ moments at $T_N=19$ K with little influence on the electronic transport taking place in the FeAs layers. Polarization-dependent infrared spectroscopy reveals strongly anisotropic optical properties and yields a carrier density of only $4.2\times 10^{21} {\rm cm}^{-3}$ and a bandmass of $m_b=2m_0$. A sizeable Drude contribution is present at all temperatures and narrows upon cooling. Below $T_{\rm SDW}$, the spin-density-wave gap develops in the in-plane optical conductivity; no appreciable change is detected for the perpendicular polarization. Modifications in the phonon features are associated with changes of the electronic properties at $T_{\rm SDW}$. The extended Drude analysis yields a linear behavior of the frequency-dependent scattering rate below $T_{\rm SDW}$, indicating an interaction between the charge carriers and spin fluctuations in the spin-density-wave state.
Barišić Neven
Cao G.-H.
Dressel Martin
Drichko Natalia
Faridian Ahmad
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