The effect of Ru substitution on the local structure of layered SmFe1−xRuxAsO0.85F0.15 superconductor has been studied by As K- and Sm L3-edge x-ray-absorption spectroscopy. The extended x-ray-absorption fine-structure measurements reveal distinct Fe-As and Ru-As bond lengths in the Ru substituted samples with the latter being ∼0.03 Å longer. Local disorder induced by the Ru substitution is mainly confined to the FeAs layer while the SmO spacer layer sustains a relative order, consistent with the x-ray-absorption near-edge structure spectra. The results suggest that, in addition to the order/disorder in the active FeAs layer, its coupling to the rare-earth–oxygen spacer layer needs to be considered for describing the electronic properties of these layered superconductors.
Effect of Ru substitution on atomic displacements in the layered SmFe_{1−x}Ru_{x}AsO_{0.85}F_{0.15} superconductor / Iadecola, Antonella; B., Joseph; L., Simonelli; L., Maugeri; Fratini, Michela; A., Martinelli; A., Palenzona; M., Putti; Saini, Naurang Lal. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS. - ISSN 1098-0121. - STAMPA. - 85:21(2012). [10.1103/physrevb.85.214530]
Effect of Ru substitution on atomic displacements in the layered SmFe_{1−x}Ru_{x}AsO_{0.85}F_{0.15} superconductor
IADECOLA, ANTONELLA;FRATINI, Michela;SAINI, Naurang Lal
2012
Abstract
The effect of Ru substitution on the local structure of layered SmFe1−xRuxAsO0.85F0.15 superconductor has been studied by As K- and Sm L3-edge x-ray-absorption spectroscopy. The extended x-ray-absorption fine-structure measurements reveal distinct Fe-As and Ru-As bond lengths in the Ru substituted samples with the latter being ∼0.03 Å longer. Local disorder induced by the Ru substitution is mainly confined to the FeAs layer while the SmO spacer layer sustains a relative order, consistent with the x-ray-absorption near-edge structure spectra. The results suggest that, in addition to the order/disorder in the active FeAs layer, its coupling to the rare-earth–oxygen spacer layer needs to be considered for describing the electronic properties of these layered superconductors.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.