As-75, Rb-87, and Rb-85 nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) and Rb-87 nuclear magnetic resonance measurements in a RbFe2As2 iron-based superconductor are presented. We observe a marked broadening of the As-75 NQR spectrum below T-0 similar or equal to 140 K which is associated with the onset of a charge order in the FeAs planes. Below T-0 we observe a power-law decrease in the As-75 nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate down to T* similar or equal to 20 K. Below T* the nuclei start to probe different dynamics owing to the different local electronic configurations induced by the charge order. A fraction of the nuclei probes spin dynamics associated with electrons approaching a localization while another fraction probes activated dynamics possibly associated with a pseudogap. These different trends are discussed in light of an orbital selective behavior expected for the electronic correlations.

Superconductivity emerging from an electronic phase separation in the charge ordered phase of RbFe2As2

MORONI, MATTEO;CARRETTA, PIETRO
2016-01-01

Abstract

As-75, Rb-87, and Rb-85 nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) and Rb-87 nuclear magnetic resonance measurements in a RbFe2As2 iron-based superconductor are presented. We observe a marked broadening of the As-75 NQR spectrum below T-0 similar or equal to 140 K which is associated with the onset of a charge order in the FeAs planes. Below T-0 we observe a power-law decrease in the As-75 nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate down to T* similar or equal to 20 K. Below T* the nuclei start to probe different dynamics owing to the different local electronic configurations induced by the charge order. A fraction of the nuclei probes spin dynamics associated with electrons approaching a localization while another fraction probes activated dynamics possibly associated with a pseudogap. These different trends are discussed in light of an orbital selective behavior expected for the electronic correlations.
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