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Soft phonons reveal the nematic correlation length in Ba(Fe0.94Co0.06)2As2
Nematicity is ubiquitous in electronic phases of high-Tc superconductors, particularly in the Fe-based systems. While several experiments have probed nematic fluctuations, they have been restricted to uniform or momentum-averaged fluctuations. Here, we investigate the behavior of finite-momentum nem...
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Published in: | Physical review. B 2018-07, Vol.98 (1) |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Nematicity is ubiquitous in electronic phases of high-Tc superconductors, particularly in the Fe-based systems. While several experiments have probed nematic fluctuations, they have been restricted to uniform or momentum-averaged fluctuations. Here, we investigate the behavior of finite-momentum nematic fluctuations by utilizing the anomalous softening of acoustic phonon modes in optimally doped Ba(Fe0.94Co0.06)2As2. We determine the nematic correlation length and find that it sharply changes its T dependence at Tc, revealing a strong connection between nematicity and superconductivity. |
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ISSN: | 2469-9950 2469-9969 |
DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.98.014516 |