Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2010-03-08
Phys. Rev. B 80, 054407 (2009)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
Scientific paper
A detailed elastic neutron scattering study of the structural and magnetic phase transitions in single-crystal SrFe$_2$As$_2$ reveals that the orthorhombic (O)-tetragonal (T) and the antiferromagnetic transitions coincide at $T_\texttt{O}$ = $T_\texttt{N}$ = (201.5 $\pm$ 0.25) K. The observation of coexisting O-T phases over a finite temperature range at the transition and the sudden onset of the O distortion provide strong evidences that the structural transition is first order. The simultaneous appearance and disappearance within 0.5 K upon cooling and within 0.25 K upon warming, respectively, indicate that the magnetic and structural transitions are intimately coupled. We find that the hysteresis in the transition temperature extends over a 1-2 K range. Based on the observation of a remnant orthorhombic phase at temperatures higher than \emph{T}$_\texttt{O}$, we suggest that the T-O transition may be an order-disorder transition.
Bud'ko Sergey L.
Canfield Paul. C.
Goldman Alan I.
Kreyssig Andreas
Li Haifeng
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