Local Quantum Criticality of an Iron-Pnictide Tetrahedron

Details Local Quantum Criticality of an Iron-Pnictide Tetrahedron Local Quantum Criticality of an Iron-Pnictide Tetrahedron

2011-09-19

arxiv.org/abs/1109.4131v2

Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 107201 (2012)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.107201

Motivated by the close correlation between transition temperature ($T_c$) and the tetrahedral bond angle of the As-Fe-As layer observed in the iron-based superconductors, we study the interplay between spin and orbital physics of an isolated iron-arsenide tetrahedron embedded in a metallic environment. Whereas the spin Kondo effect is suppressed to low temperatures by Hund's coupling, the orbital degrees of freedom are expected to quantum mechanically quench at high temperatures, giving rise to an overscreened, non-Fermi liquid ground-state. Translated into a dense environment, this critical state may play an important role in the superconductivity of these materials.

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