Coexistence of superconductivity and antiferromagnetic ordering in the layered superconductor SmFePO

Yoichi Kamihara; Hidenori Hiramatsu; Masahiro Hirano; Yasuhiro Kobayashi; Shinji Kitao; Satoshi Higashitaniguchi; Yoshitaka Yoda; Makoto Seto; Hideo Hosono

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.78.184512

Coexistence of superconductivity and antiferromagnetic ordering in the layered superconductor SmFePO

Yoichi Kamihara, Hidenori Hiramatsu, Masahiro Hirano, Yasuhiro Kobayashi, Shinji Kitao, Satoshi Higashitaniguchi, Yoshitaka Yoda, Makoto Seto, Hideo Hosono

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Superconductivity and magnetic transition in SmFePO were examined by electric, magnetic, F 57 e Mössbauer, and S 149 m nuclear resonant forward-scattering (NRFS) measurements. Zero resistivity and negative magnetic susceptibility were observed in an undoped SmFePO, indicating superconducting transition temperature (Tc) of ∼3 K. Tc in undoped SmFePO appears in a narrow region of lattice constants with an optimum conductivity. Furthermore, in relation to magnetic susceptibility, NRFS spectra verify that magnetic moments of Sm3+ ions order antiferromagnetically below magnetic transition ∼5 K, accompanying a discontinuous drop in electrical resistivity, whereas F 57 e Mössbauer spectra show that magnetic moments of Fe are quenched. These results indicate the coexistence of superconductivity and magnetic ordering in a crystallographic unit cell of SmFePO.

Original language	English
Article number	184512
Journal	Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume	78
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.78.184512
Publication status	Published - 2008 Nov 18
Externally published	Yes

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