Uniaxial strain control of spin-polarization in multicomponent nematic order of BaFe2As2

T. Kissikov; R. Sarkar; M. Lawson; B. T. Bush; E. I. Timmons; M. A. Tanatar; R. Prozorov; S. L. Bud’ko; P. C. Canfield; R. M. Fernandes; N. J. Curro

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03377-8

Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

Uniaxial strain control of spin-polarization in multicomponent nematic order of BaFe2As2

T. Kissikov,
R. Sarkar,
M. Lawson,
B. T. Bush,
E. I. Timmons,
M. A. Tanatar,
R. Prozorov,
S. L. Bud’ko,
P. C. Canfield,
R. M. Fernandes,
N. J. Curro

Affiliations

T. Kissikov: Department of Physics, University of California
R. Sarkar: Institute for Solid State Physics
M. Lawson: Department of Physics, University of California
B. T. Bush: Department of Physics, University of California
E. I. Timmons: Ames Laboratory U.S. DOE and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University
M. A. Tanatar: Ames Laboratory U.S. DOE and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University
R. Prozorov: Ames Laboratory U.S. DOE and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University
S. L. Bud’ko: Ames Laboratory U.S. DOE and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University
P. C. Canfield: Ames Laboratory U.S. DOE and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University
R. M. Fernandes: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota
N. J. Curro: Department of Physics, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03377-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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A fundamental understanding of nematic order is one of the most important issues to explore in the high temperature superconductors. Here, the authors unveil an internal spin structure of the nematic order in BaFe2As2 by using nuclear magnetic resonance under precisely controlled tunable strain.

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