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SLAC Publication: SLAC-PUB-16595
SLAC Release Date: July 7, 2016
NMR evidence for inhomogeneous nematic fluctuations in BaFe_2(As_{1-x}P_x)_2
Dioguardi, A.
We present evidence for nuclear spin-lattice relaxation driven by glassy nematic fluctuations in isovalent P-doped BaFe_2As_2 single crystals. Both the ^{75}As and ^{31}P sites exhibit stretched-exponential relaxation similar to the electron-doped systems. By comparing the hyperfine fields and the relaxation rates at these sites we find that the As relaxation cannot be explained solely in terms of magnetic spin fluctuations. We demonstrate that nematic fluctuations couple to the As nuclear quadr... Show Full Abstract
We present evidence for nuclear spin-lattice relaxation driven by glassy nematic fluctuations in isovalent P-doped BaFe_2As_2 single crystals. Both the ^{75}As and ^{31}P sites exhibit stretched-exponential relaxation similar to the electron-doped systems. By comparing the hyperfine fields and the relaxation rates at these sites we find that the As relaxation cannot be explained solely in terms of magnetic spin fluctuations. We demonstrate that nematic fluctuations couple to the As nuclear quadrupolar moment and can explain the excess relaxation. These results suggest that glassy nematic dynamics are a universal phenomenon in the iron-based superconductors. Show Partial Abstract
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