Magnetic Excitations in the High Tc Iron Pnictides

dc.creatorYao, Dao-Xin
dc.creatorCarlson, Erica W.
dc.date2008-04-25
dc.date2008-07-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:57:51Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:57:51Z
dc.descriptionWe calculate the expected finite frequency neutron scattering intensity based on the two-sublattice collinear antiferromagnet found by recent neutron scattering experiments as well as by theoretical analysis on the iron oxypnictide LaOFeAs. We consider two types of superexchange couplings between Fe atoms: nearest-neighbor coupling J1 and next-nearest-neighbor coupling J2. We show how to distinguish experimentally between ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic J1. Whereas magnetic excitations in the cuprates display a so-called resonance peak at (pi,pi) (corresponding to a saddlepoint in the magnetic spectrum) which is at a wavevector that is at least close to nesting Fermi-surface-like structures, no such corresponding excitations exist in the iron pnictides. Rather, we find saddlepoints near (pi,pi/2) and (0,pi/2)(and symmetry related points). Unlike in the cuprates, none of these vectors are close to nesting the Fermi surfaces.
dc.description4 pages, 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0804.4115
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0804.4115
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. B 78, 052507 (2008)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevB.78.052507
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/167498
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.subjectSuperconductivity
dc.titleMagnetic Excitations in the High Tc Iron Pnictides
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