Magnetism and superconductivity in Sr2VFeAsO3 revealed by 75As- and 51V-NMR under elevated pressures

Keiji Ueshima, Fei Han, Xiyu Zhu, Hai-Hu Wen, Shinji Kawasaki, and Guo-qing Zheng
Phys. Rev. B 89, 184506 – Published 12 May 2014

Abstract

We report 75As and 51V nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements on the iron-based superconductor Sr2VFeAsO3 with alternating stacks structure. We find that the 75As nuclear spin-spin relaxation rate (1/T2) shows a pronounced peak at TN = 165 K, below which the resonance peak shifts to a higher frequency due to the onset of an internal magnetic field. The 51V spectrum does not shift, but is broadened below TN. We conclude that the Fe electrons order antiferromagnetically below TN with a magnetic moment mFe 0.4 μB. Application of external pressure up to 2.4 GPa reduces TN at a rate of 40 K/GPa, and enhances the superconducting transition temperature Tc at a rate of 2 K/GPa. The pressure-temperature phase diagram for Sr2VFeAsO3 shows that superconductivity coexists with antiferromagnetism over a wide pressure range with an unprecedented high Tc up to 36.5 K.

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  • Received 19 March 2014
  • Revised 24 April 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.89.184506

©2014 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Keiji Ueshima1, Fei Han2,3, Xiyu Zhu2,3, Hai-Hu Wen2,3, Shinji Kawasaki1, and Guo-qing Zheng1,2

  • 1Department of Physics, and Research Center of New Functional Materials for Energy Production, Storage, and Transport, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
  • 2Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 3Center for Superconducting Physics and Materials, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China

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Vol. 89, Iss. 18 — 1 May 2014

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