Uniaxial strain control of spin-polarization in multicomponent nematic order of BaFe₂As₂.

ABSTRACT: The iron-based high temperature superconductors exhibit a rich phase diagram reflecting a complex interplay between spin, lattice, and orbital degrees of freedom. The nematic state observed in these compounds epitomizes this complexity, by entangling a real-space anisotropy in the spin fluctuation spectrum with ferro-orbital order and an orthorhombic lattice distortion. A subtle and less-explored facet of the interplay between these degrees of freedom arises from the sizable spin-orbit coupling present in these systems, which translates anisotropies in real space into anisotropies in spin space. We present nuclear magnetic resonance studies, which reveal that the magnetic fluctuation spectrum in the paramagnetic phase of BaFe₂As₂ acquires an anisotropic response in sp

SUBMITTER: Kissikov T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5849640 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature