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Two-dimensional magnetism in the pnictide superconductor parent material SrFeAsF probed by muon-spin relaxation

P. J. Baker, I. Franke, T. Lancaster, S. J. Blundell, L. Kerslake, S. J. Clarke

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.060402 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

We report muon-spin relaxation measurements on SrFeAsF, which is the parent compound of an iron-arsenic- fluoride based series of superconducting materials. We find that this material has very similar magnetic properties to LaFeAsO, such as separated magnetic and structural transitions (TN=122 K,Ts=175 K), contrasting with SrFe2As2 where they are coincident. The muon oscillation frequencies fall away very sharply at TN [β=0.22(3)], which suggests that the magnetic exchange between the layers is weaker than in comparable oxypnictide compounds. Our specific-heat measurements show that a small but distinct feature occurs at Ts. There is no anomaly evident at TN as is typical for quasi-two-dimensional magnets. The magnetic entropy change between 100 and 185 K is ΔS=0.5 J mol−1 K−1.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
CaFe0.9Co0.1AsF

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22Pressure not reportedunknown
Sr0.5Sm0.5FeAsF

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56Pressure not reportedunknown

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