Iron-based superconductors with molecular spacer layers: probing Li diffusion, static magnetism and superconductivity

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All known iron-based superconductors comprise layers of FeAs or FeSe with some combination of group I, group II or lanthanide oxide layers, and usually some doping. To make progress, an entirely new synthetic paradigm is needed to incoroporate different ingredients and to be useful should produce dramatically enhanced superconducting properties. We have opened up just such a new avenue by use of a molecular ingredient, an approach which can now be exploited using the many possible adjustments of molecular species that have proved so effective in molecular magnets and superconductors. We use a lithiated ammonia solution to intercalate a molecular spacer layer into FeSe, raising Tc from 8 K to 43(1) K. This is the highest Tc so far reported for an iron chalcogenide. This muSR proposal will examine further new molecular intercalates and study the role of Li diffusion in this new material.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.24089898
Metadata Access https://icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk/oaipmh/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk:inv/24089898
Provenance
Creator Dr Simon Clarke; Dr Peter Baker; Professor Stephen Blundell; Professor Tom Lancaster; Mr Jack Wright; Dr Robert Williams; Miss Francesca Foronda
Publisher ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Publication Year 2015
Rights CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
OpenAccess true
Contact isisdata(at)stfc.ac.uk
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Resource Type Dataset
Discipline Photon- and Neutron Geosciences
Temporal Coverage Begin 2012-11-29T10:08:02Z
Temporal Coverage End 2012-12-05T07:52:45Z