Electron energy-loss spectroscopy and ab initio electronic structure of the LaOFeP superconductor

Details Electron energy-loss spectroscopy and ab initio electronic structure of the LaOFeP superconductor Electron energy-loss spectroscopy and ab initio electronic structure of the LaOFeP superconductor

2008-05-04

arxiv.org/abs/0805.0397v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.77.184518

The electronic band structures of the LaOFeP superconductor have been calculated theoretically by the first principles method and measured experimentally by electron energy loss spectroscopy. The calculations indicate that the Fe atom in LaOFeP crystal shows a weak magnetic moment and does not form a long-range magnetic ordering. Band structure, Fermi surfaces and fluorine-doping effects are also analyzed based on the data of the density functional theory. The fine structures of the EELS data have been carefully examined in both the low loss energy region and the core losses region (O K, Fe L2,3, and La M4,5). A slight bump edge at 44 eV shows notable orientation-dependence: it can be observed in the low loss EELS spectra with q parallel to c, but becomes almost invisible in the q vertical to c spectra. Annealing experiments indicate that low oxygen pressure favors the appearance of superconductivity in LaOFeP, this fact is also confirmed by the changes of Fe L2,3 and O K excitation edges in the experimental EELS data.

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