Frustration-driven C 4 symmetric order in a naturally-heterostructured superconductor Sr2VO3FeAs

Jong Mok Ok; S.-H. Baek; C. Hoch; R. K. Kremer; S. Y. Park; Sungdae Ji; B. Büchner; J.-H. Park; S. I. Hyun; J. H. Shim; Yunkyu Bang; E. G. Moon; I. I. Mazin; Jun Sung Kim

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02327-0

Nature Communications (Dec 2017)

Frustration-driven C 4 symmetric order in a naturally-heterostructured superconductor Sr2VO3FeAs

Jong Mok Ok,
S.-H. Baek,
C. Hoch,
R. K. Kremer,
S. Y. Park,
Sungdae Ji,
B. Büchner,
J.-H. Park,
S. I. Hyun,
J. H. Shim,
Yunkyu Bang,
E. G. Moon,
I. I. Mazin,
Jun Sung Kim

Affiliations

Jong Mok Ok: Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology
S.-H. Baek: IFW Dresden
C. Hoch: Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung
R. K. Kremer: Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung
S. Y. Park: Max Planck POSTECH Center for Complex Phase Materials, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Sungdae Ji: Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology
B. Büchner: IFW Dresden
J.-H. Park: Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology
S. I. Hyun: Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology
J. H. Shim: Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Yunkyu Bang: Department of Physics, Chonnam National University
E. G. Moon: Department of Physics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
I. I. Mazin: Naval Research Laboratory code 6390
Jun Sung Kim: Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02327-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Iron-based superconductors exhibit complex couplings between different electronic degrees of freedom, leading to unusual correlated phases. Ok et al. show that Sr2VO3FeAs develops a hidden order state due to frustrated interactions between the magnetic fluctuations of its SrVO3 and SrFeAs layers.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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