Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2008-07-31
Phys. Rev. Lett., 101, 217002 (2008)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
5 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.217002
We use inelastic neutron scattering to study the crystalline electric field (CEF) excitations of Ce$^{3+}$ in CeFeAsO$_{1-x}$F$_{x}$($x=0,0.16$). For nonsuperconducting CeFeAsO, the Ce CEF levels have three magnetic doublets in the paramagnetic state, but these doublets split into six singlets when Fe ions order antiferromagnetically. For superconducting CeFeAsO$_{0.84}$F$_{0.16}$ ($T_c=41$ K), where the static AF order is suppressed, the Ce CEF levels have three magnetic doublets at $\hbar\omega=0,18.7,58.4$ meV at all temperatures. Careful measurements of the intrinsic linewidth $\Gamma$ and the peak position of the 18.7 meV mode reveal clear anomaly at $T_c$, consistent with a strong enhancement of local magnetic susceptibility $\chi^{\prime\prime}(\hbar\omega)$ below $T_c$. These results suggest that CEF excitations in the rare-earth oxypnictides can be used as a probe of spin dynamics in the nearby FeAs planes.
Adroja D. T.
Bewley Robert
Brown Charles Max
Chen Guo-Feng
Chi Songxue
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