Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2008-07-16
Phys. Rev. B 78, 212502 (2008).
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
12 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.78.212502
Neutron powder diffraction experiments were carried out on polycrystalline SrFe$_2$As$_2$ in order to determine the magnetic structure and its relationship with the crystallographic one. Below $T_0$=205 K, magnetic reflections appear simultaneously with the onset of the orthorhombic distortion. From a detailed Rietveld analysis, the magnetic propagation vector of SrFe$_2$As$_2$ is determined to be {\textit{\textbf{q}}}=(1 0 1); the coupling of Fe moments is antiferromagnetic along the longer $a$ direction within the Fe-As layer, and the interlayer coupling is antiferromagnetic as well. The size of the Fe magnetic moment is deduced to be 1.01(3) ${\mu}_{\rm B}$ with an orientation parallel to the a-axis. The temperature dependence of the magnetic moment shows excellent agreement with not only that of the muon precession frequency but also with that of the structural distortion, revealing the strong coupling of the columnar magnetic order and the structural distortion in SrFe$_2$As$_2$.
Caroca-Canales Nubia
Geibel Ch.
Hoser A.
Jesche Anton
Kaneko Kazuhisa
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