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Soft phonons reveal the nematic correlation length in Ba(Fe0.94Co0.06)2As2

  • F. Weber
  • , D. Parshall
  • , L. Pintschovius
  • , J. P. Castellan
  • , M. Kauth
  • , M. Merz
  • , Th Wolf
  • , Michael Schuett
  • , J. Schmalian
  • , R. M. Fernandes
  • , D. Reznik

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Abstract

Nematicity is ubiquitous in electronic phases of high-Tc superconductors, particularly in the Fe-based systems. While several experiments have probed nematic fluctuations, they have been restricted to uniform or momentum-averaged fluctuations. Here, we investigate the behavior of finite-momentum nematic fluctuations by utilizing the anomalous softening of acoustic phonon modes in optimally doped Ba(Fe0.94Co0.06)2As2. We determine the nematic correlation length and find that it sharply changes its T dependence at Tc, revealing a strong connection between nematicity and superconductivity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number014516
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume98
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 24 2018

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