The local atomic structure of superconducting Fe-Se-Te

Details The local atomic structure of superconducting Fe-Se-Te The local atomic structure of superconducting Fe-Se-Te

2009-09-02

arxiv.org/abs/0909.0480v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

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We report on the first local atomic structure study via the pair density function (PDF) analysis of neutron diffraction data and show a direct correlation of local coordinates to TC in the newly discovered superconducting FeSe1-xTex. The isovalent substitution of Te for Se such as in FeSe0.5Te0.5 increases Tc by twofold in comparison to a-FeSe without changing the carrier concentration but, on average, decreases the chalcogen-Fe bond angle. However, we find that the local symmetry is lower than the average P4/nmm crystal symmetry, because the Se and Te ions do not share the same site, leading to two distinct z-coordinates that exhibit two types of bond angles with Fe. The angle indeed increases from ~ 104.02o in FeSe to ~105.20o in FeSe0.5Te0.5 between Fe and Se. Simultaneously, ab-initio calculations based on spin density function theory yielded an optimized structure with distinct z-coordinates for Se and Te, in agreement with the experiment. The valence charge distribution in the Fe-Se bonds was found to be different from that in the Fe-Te bonds. Thus, superconductivity in this chalcogenide is closely related to the local structural environment, with direct implications on the multiband magnetism where modulations of the ionic lattice can change the distribution of valence electrons.

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