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Mössbauer spectroscopy study of nematicity in Ba(Fe0.962Cu0.038)2As2single crystal: enhanced orbital effect
Abstract:
The origin of the nematic order remains unclear due to the strong coupling between orbital, spin and lattice degrees of freedom in iron-based superconductors. Although the driving force of hole-doped BeFe2As2is still controversial, the nematic fluctuation of electron-doped compounds is generally believed to be spin fluctuation driven. Here, we present a comprehensive study of the nematic phase transition in Ba(Fe0.962Cu0.038)2As2single crystal by using Mössbauer spectroscopy. The electric field gradient and its in-plane asymmetry on Fe nucleus, which are directly determined by the occupation of individualt2orbital, are sensitive to the local nematicity of Fe ions. The nematic phase transition happens atTnem≈ 73.8 K in the compound while the band splitting betweend/dorbitals begins far aboveTnemand reaches 18.8 meV at 30 K. The temperature evolution of the hyperfine parameters proves the existence of electron-phonon interaction and non-Fermi-liquid behaviour nearTnem. However, the spin-lattice relaxation signal is only evident belowTnem. These observations show that the role of orbital degrees of freedom is more active in driving nematicity than in Co- or Ni-doped BaFe2As2compounds, and can be attributed to enhanced electronic localization caused by Cu doping.
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