Effect of magnetic frustration on nematicity and superconductivity in iron chalcogenides

Nature Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 953-958

  Glasbrenner, J K ^a   Mazin, I I ^a   Jeschke, Harald O ^b   Hirschfeld, P J ^c   Fernandes, R M ^d   Valentí, Roser ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

^d University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHALCOGENIDES; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNETISM; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

IRON CHALCOGENIDES; MAGNETIC FRUSTRATIONS; MAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; MAGNETIC ORDERS; NEMATIC PHASE; ORTHORHOMBIC DISTORTION; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; SUPERCONDUCTING CRITICAL TEMPERATURES;

IRON-BASED SUPERCONDUCTORS;

EID: 84940068859     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys3434     Document Type: Article

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