Muon spin relaxation studies of magnetic order and superfluid density in antiferromagnetic NdOFeAs, BaFe2As2 and superconducting (Ba,K)Fe2As2


Abstract in English

Zero-field (ZF) muon spin relaxation ($mu$SR) measurements have revealed static commensurate magnetic order of Fe moments in NdOFeAs below $T_{N} sim 135$ K, with the ordered moment size nearly equal to that in LaOFeAs, and confirmed similar behavior in BaFe$_{2}$As$_{2}$. In single crystals of superconducting (Ba$_{0.55}$K$_{0.45}$)Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$, $mu$SR spectra indicate static magnetism with incommensurate or short-ranged spin structure in $sim$ 70 % of volume below $T_{N} sim$ 80 K, coexisting with remaining volume which exhibits superfluid-response consistent with nodeless gap below $T_{c}sim 30$ K.

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