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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2011

Symmetry-breaking orbital anisotropy observed for detwinned Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2 above the spin density wave transition

M. Yi; D. H. Lu; Jiun-Haw Chu; James G. Analytis; A. P. Sorini; A. F. Kemper; Brian Moritz; Sung-Kwan Mo; R. G. Moore; Makoto Hashimoto; Wei-Sheng Lee; Z. Hussain; T. P. Devereaux; I. R. Fisher; Zhi-Xun Shen

Nematicity, defined as broken rotational symmetry, has recently been observed in competing phases proximate to the superconducting phase in the cuprate high-temperature superconductors. Similarly, the new iron-based high-temperature superconductors exhibit a tetragonal-to-orthorhombic structural transition (i.e., a broken C4 symmetry) that either precedes or is coincident with a collinear spin density wave (SDW) transition in undoped parent compounds, and superconductivity arises when both transitions are suppressed via doping. Evidence for strong in-plane anisotropy in the SDW state in this family of compounds has been reported by neutron scattering, scanning tunneling microscopy, and transport measurements. Here, we present an angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy study of detwinned single crystals of a representative family of electron-doped iron-arsenide superconductors, Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2 in the underdoped region. The crystals were detwinned via application of in-plane uniaxial stress, enabling measurements of single domain electronic structure in the orthorhombic state. At low temperatures, our results clearly demonstrate an in-plane electronic anisotropy characterized by a large energy splitting of two orthogonal bands with dominant dxz and dyz character, which is consistent with anisotropy observed by other probes. For compositions x > 0, for which the structural transition (TS) precedes the magnetic transition (TSDW), an anisotropic splitting is observed to develop above TSDW, indicating that it is specifically associated with TS. For unstressed crystals, the band splitting is observed close to TS, whereas for stressed crystals, the splitting is observed to considerably higher temperatures, revealing the presence of a surprisingly large in-plane nematic susceptibility in the electronic structure.


Nature | 2008

Electronic structure of the iron-based superconductor LaOFeP

D. H. Lu; M. Yi; Sung-Kwan Mo; As Erickson; James G. Analytis; Jiun-Haw Chu; David J. Singh; Z. Hussain; T. H. Geballe; I. R. Fisher; Zhi-Xun Shen

The recent discovery of superconductivity in the iron oxypnictide family of compounds has generated intense interest. The layered crystal structure with transition-metal ions in planar square-lattice form and the discovery of spin-density-wave order near 130 K (refs 10, 11) seem to hint at a strong similarity with the copper oxide superconductors. An important current issue is the nature of the ground state of the parent compounds. Two distinct classes of theories, distinguished by the underlying band structure, have been put forward: a local-moment antiferromagnetic ground state in the strong-coupling approach, and an itinerant ground state in the weak-coupling approach. The first approach stresses on-site correlations, proximity to a Mott-insulating state and, thus, the resemblance to the high-transition-temperature copper oxides, whereas the second approach emphasizes the itinerant-electron physics and the interplay between the competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic fluctuations. The debate over the two approaches is partly due to the lack of conclusive experimental information on the electronic structures. Here we report angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) of LaOFeP (superconducting transition temperature, Tc = 5.9 K), the first-reported iron-based superconductor. Our results favour the itinerant ground state, albeit with band renormalization. In addition, our data reveal important differences between these and copper-based superconductors.


Physical Review Letters | 2013

Observation of Temperature-Induced Crossover to an Orbital-Selective Mott Phase in AxFe2-ySe2 (A=K, Rb) Superconductors

M. Yi; D. H. Lu; Rong Yu; Scott Riggs; Jiun-Haw Chu; Bing Lv; Zhongkai Liu; Ming-Hui Lu; Yong-Tao Cui; Makoto Hashimoto; Sung-Kwan Mo; Z. Hussain; C. W. Chu; I. R. Fisher; Qimiao Si; Zhi-Xun Shen

Using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, we observe the low-temperature state of the A(x)Fe(2-y)Se(2) (A=K, Rb) superconductors to exhibit an orbital-dependent renormalization of the bands near the Fermi level-the d(xy) bands heavily renormalized compared to the d(xz)/d(yz) bands. Upon raising the temperature to above 150 K, the system evolves into a state in which the d(xy) bands have depleted spectral weight while the d(xz)/d(yz) bands remain metallic. Combined with theoretical calculations, our observations can be consistently understood as a temperature-induced crossover from a metallic state at low temperatures to an orbital-selective Mott phase at high temperatures. Moreover, the fact that the superconducting state of A(x)Fe(2-y)Se(2) is near the boundary of such an orbital-selective Mott phase constrains the system to have sufficiently strong on-site Coulomb interactions and Hunds coupling, highlighting the nontrivial role of electron correlation in this family of iron-based superconductors.


Physical Review Letters | 2012

Femtosecond Dynamics of the Collinear-to-Spiral Antiferromagnetic Phase Transition in CuO

S. L. Johnson; R. A. De Souza; U. Staub; P. Beaud; E. Möhr-Vorobeva; G. Ingold; A. Caviezel; V. Scagnoli; W. F. Schlotter; J. J. Turner; O. Krupin; W. S. Lee; Yi-De Chuang; L. Patthey; R. G. Moore; D. H. Lu; M. Yi; Patrick S. Kirchmann; M. Trigo; Peter Denes; Dionisio Doering; Z. Hussain; Zhi-Xun Shen; D. Prabhakaran; A. T. Boothroyd

We report on the ultrafast dynamics of magnetic order in a single crystal of CuO at a temperature of 207 K in response to strong optical excitation using femtosecond resonant x-ray diffraction. In the experiment, a femtosecond laser pulse induces a sudden, nonequilibrium increase in magnetic disorder. After a short delay ranging from 400 fs to 2 ps, we observe changes in the relative intensity of the magnetic ordering diffraction peaks that indicate a shift from a collinear commensurate phase to a spiral incommensurate phase. These results indicate that the ultimate speed for this antiferromagnetic reorientation transition in CuO is limited by the long-wavelength magnetic excitation connecting the two phases.


Nature Materials | 2013

Speed limit of the insulator–metal transition in magnetite

S. de Jong; Roopali Kukreja; Christoph Trabant; N. Pontius; C. F. Chang; T. Kachel; M. Beye; F. Sorgenfrei; C. H. Back; Björn Bräuer; W. F. Schlotter; J. J. Turner; O. Krupin; M. Doehler; Diling Zhu; M. A. Hossain; Andreas Scherz; Daniele Fausti; Fabio Novelli; Martina Esposito; Wei-Sheng Lee; Yi-De Chuang; D. H. Lu; R. G. Moore; M. Yi; M. Trigo; Patrick S. Kirchmann; L. Pathey; M. S. Golden; M. Buchholz

As the oldest known magnetic material, magnetite (Fe3O4) has fascinated mankind for millennia. As the first oxide in which a relationship between electrical conductivity and fluctuating/localized electronic order was shown, magnetite represents a model system for understanding correlated oxides in general. Nevertheless, the exact mechanism of the insulator-metal, or Verwey, transition has long remained inaccessible. Recently, three-Fe-site lattice distortions called trimerons were identified as the characteristic building blocks of the low-temperature insulating electronically ordered phase. Here we investigate the Verwey transition with pump-probe X-ray diffraction and optical reflectivity techniques, and show how trimerons become mobile across the insulator-metal transition. We find this to be a two-step process. After an initial 300 fs destruction of individual trimerons, phase separation occurs on a 1.5±0.2 ps timescale to yield residual insulating and metallic regions. This work establishes the speed limit for switching in future oxide electronics.


New Journal of Physics | 2012

Electronic reconstruction through the structural and magnetic transitions in detwinned NaFeAs

M. Yi; D. H. Lu; R. G. Moore; Kunihiro Kihou; Chul-Ho Lee; Akira Iyo; H. Eisaki; T. Yoshida; Atsushi Fujimori; Zhi-Xun Shen

We use angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to study twinned and detwinned iron pnictide compound NaFeAs. Distinct signatures of electronic reconstruction are observed to occur at the structural (TS) and magnetic (TSDW) transitions. At TS, C4 rotational symmetry is broken in the form of an anisotropic shift in the orthogonal dxz and dyz bands. The magnitude of this orbital anisotropy rapidly develops to near completion upon approaching TSDW, at which temperature band folding occurs via the antiferromagnetic ordering wave vector. Interestingly, the anisotropic band shift onsetting at TS develops in such a way as to enhance the nesting conditions in the C2 symmetric state, and hence is intimately correlated with the long-range collinear antiferromagnetic (AFM) order. Furthermore, similar behaviors of the electronic reconstruction in NaFeAs and Ba(Fe1?xCox)2As2 suggest that this rapid development of large orbital anisotropy between TS and TSDW is likely a general feature of the electronic nematic phase in the iron pnictides, and the associated orbital fluctuations may play an important role in determining the ground state properties.


Nature Communications | 2012

Phase fluctuations and the absence of topological defects in a photo-excited charge-ordered nickelate

W. S. Lee; Yi-De Chuang; R. G. Moore; Yiwen Zhu; L. Patthey; M. Trigo; D. H. Lu; Patrick S. Kirchmann; O. Krupin; M. Yi; M. C. Langner; Nils Huse; Y. Chen; Shuyun Zhou; G. Coslovich; Bernhard Huber; David A. Reis; Robert A. Kaindl; Robert W. Schoenlein; D. Doering; Peter Denes; W. F. Schlotter; J. J. Turner; S. L. Johnson; Michael Först; T. Sasagawa; Y. F. Kung; A. P. Sorini; A. F. Kemper; Brian Moritz

The dynamics of an order parameters amplitude and phase determines the collective behaviour of novel states emerging in complex materials. Time- and momentum-resolved pump-probe spectroscopy, by virtue of measuring material properties at atomic and electronic time scales out of equilibrium, can decouple entangled degrees of freedom by visualizing their corresponding dynamics in the time domain. Here we combine time-resolved femotosecond optical and resonant X-ray diffraction measurements on charge ordered La(1.75)Sr(0.25)NiO(4) to reveal unforeseen photoinduced phase fluctuations of the charge order parameter. Such fluctuations preserve long-range order without creating topological defects, distinct from thermal phase fluctuations near the critical temperature in equilibrium. Importantly, relaxation of the phase fluctuations is found to be an order of magnitude slower than that of the order parameters amplitude fluctuations, and thus limits charge order recovery. This new aspect of phase fluctuations provides a more holistic view of the phases importance in ordering phenomena of quantum matter.


Physical Review B | 2009

Unconventional Electronic Reconstruction in Undoped (Ba,Sr)Fe2As2 Across the Spin Density Wave Transition

M. Yi; D. H. Lu; James G. Analytis; Jiun-Haw Chu; Sung-Kwan Mo; Ruihua He; M. Hashimoto; R. G. Moore; I. I. Mazin; David J. Singh; Z. Hussain; I. R. Fisher; Zhi-Xun Shen

Through a systematic high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission study of the iron pnictide compounds


Physical Review B | 2009

Electronic structure of the BaFe2AS2 family of iron-pnictide superconductors

M. Yi; D. H. Lu; James G. Analytis; J.-H. Chu; Sung-Kwan Mo; Ruihua He; R. G. Moore; X. J. Zhou; Gang Chen; J. L. Luo; N. L. Wang; Z. Hussain; David J. Singh; I. R. Fisher; Zhi-Xun Shen

(\text{Ba},\text{Sr}){\text{Fe}}_{2}{\text{As}}_{2}


Physical Review Letters | 2013

Role of Lattice Coupling in Establishing Electronic and Magnetic Properties in Quasi-One-Dimensional Cuprates

Wei-Sheng Lee; Scott Johnston; Brian Moritz; Jae Hyung Lee; M. Yi; Kejin Zhou; Thorsten Schmitt; L. Patthey; V. N. Strocov; Kazutaka Kudo; Y. Koike; J. van den Brink; T. P. Devereaux; Zhi-Xun Shen

, we show that the electronic structures of these compounds are significantly reconstructed across the spin density wave transition, which cannot be described by a simple folding scenario of conventional density wave ordering. Moreover, we find that LDA calculations with an incorporated suppressed magnetic moment of

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D. H. Lu

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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Zhi-Xun Shen

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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Z. Hussain

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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R. G. Moore

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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Sung-Kwan Mo

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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T. P. Devereaux

Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials

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W. S. Lee

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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Ruihua He

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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