Superconductivity and ferromagnetism in hole-doped RbEuFe4As4
Yi Liu, Ya-Bin Liu, Zhang-Tu Tang, Hao Jiang, Zhi-Cheng Wang, Abduweli Ablimit, Wen-He Jiao, Qian Tao, Chun-Mu Feng, Zhu-An Xu, Guang-Han Cao
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.214503 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
We discover a robust coexistence of superconductivity and ferromagnetism in an iron arsenide RbEuFe4As4. The new material crystallizes in an intergrowth structure of RbFe2As2 and EuFe2As2, such that the Eu sublattice turns out to be primitive instead of being body-centered in EuFe2As2. The FeAs layers, featured by asymmetric As coordinations, are hole doped due to charge homogenization. Our combined measurements of electrical transport, magnetization, and heat capacity unambiguously and consistently indicate bulk superconductivity at 36.5 K in the FeAs layers and ferromagnetism at 15 K in the Eu sublattice. Interestingly, the Eu-spin ferromagnetic ordering belongs to a rare third-order transition, according to the Ehrenfest classification of phase transitions. We also identify an additional anomaly at ∼5 K, which is possibly associated with the interplay between superconductivity and ferromagnetism.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| RbEuFe4As4 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 36.5 | Pressure not reported | onset |
| RbEuFe4As4 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 36 | Pressure not reported | zero_resistance |
| RbEuFe4As4 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 36.5 | Pressure not reported | onset |
| EuFe2(As1-xPx)2 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 26 | Pressure not reported | unknown |
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