We report both measurements and local density approximation calculations of the Fe K-edge X-ray absorption near edge (XANES) spectra of LnOFeAs high T c superconductors. Calculations based on the local structure centered at the Fe site obtained by crystallographic investigations reproduce observed changes in the spectra under switching of the crystal structure from the tetragonal to the orthorhombic striped phase. Although the local structure changes are very small, their effect is revealed by clear signatures at the absorption edge, indicating the variations of the Fe local unoccupied electronic states. Calculated Fe density of states that do not include spin ordering in the orthorhombic phase do not show a significant modification, implying that the striped spin ordering in the orthorhombic phase is necessary to describe its electronic properties.
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Probing the Local Structure Changes at the Tetragonal-Orthorhombic Transition in LnOFeAs Pnictides / J., MUSTRE DE LEÓN; J., LEZAMA PACHECO; Bianconi, Antonio; Saini, Naurang Lal. - In: JOURNAL OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND NOVEL MAGNETISM. - ISSN 1557-1939. - 22:(2009), pp. 579-583. [10.1007/s10948-009-0461-1]
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Probing the Local Structure Changes at the Tetragonal-Orthorhombic Transition in LnOFeAs Pnictides
BIANCONI, Antonio;SAINI, Naurang Lal
2009
Abstract
We report both measurements and local density approximation calculations of the Fe K-edge X-ray absorption near edge (XANES) spectra of LnOFeAs high T c superconductors. Calculations based on the local structure centered at the Fe site obtained by crystallographic investigations reproduce observed changes in the spectra under switching of the crystal structure from the tetragonal to the orthorhombic striped phase. Although the local structure changes are very small, their effect is revealed by clear signatures at the absorption edge, indicating the variations of the Fe local unoccupied electronic states. Calculated Fe density of states that do not include spin ordering in the orthorhombic phase do not show a significant modification, implying that the striped spin ordering in the orthorhombic phase is necessary to describe its electronic properties.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.