Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1329146 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 2010 7 Pages PDF
Abstract

Single crystals of Fe1+xTe1−ySey have been grown with a controlled Fe excess and Se doping, and the crystal structure has been refined for various compositions. The systematic investigation of magnetic and superconducting properties as a function of the structural parameters shows how the material can be driven into various ground states, depending on doping and the structural modifications. Our results prove that the occupation of the additional Fe site, Fe2, enhances the spin localization. By reducing the excess Fe, the antiferromagnetic ordering is weakened, and the superconducting ground state is favored. We have found that both Fe excess and Se doping in synergy determine the properties of the material and an improved 3-dimensional phase diagram is proposed.

Single crystals of Fe1+xTe1−ySey have been grown with a controlled Fe off-stoichiometry and Se doping and the crystal structure has been refined for various compositions, thus proving the effect of both Fe excess and Se-substitutions on the structural properties. Either antiferromagnetic or superconducting ground state is driven by doping and related structural modifications. An improved 3-D phase diagram is proposed.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide

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