research article
Spatial inhomogeneity in RFeAsO1-xFx (R = Pr, Nd) determined from rare-earth crystal-field excitations
2011
We report inelastic neutron-scattering measurements of crystal-field transitions in PrFeAsO, PrFeAsO0.87F0.13, and NdFeAsO0.85F0.15. Doping with fluorine produces additional crystal-field excitations, providing evidence that there are two distinct charge environments around the rare-earth ions, with probabilities that are consistent with a random distribution of dopants on the oxygen sites. The 4f electrons of the Pr3+ and Nd3+ ions have nonmagnetic and magnetic ground states, respectively, indicating that the enhancement of T-c compared to LaFeAsO1-xFx is not due to rare-earth magnetism.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000292127500001
Author(s)
Goremychkin, E. A.
Osborn, R.
Wang, C. H.
Lumsden, M. D.
McGuire, M. A.
Sefat, A. S.
Sales, B. C.
Mandrus, D.
Su, Y.
Date Issued
2011
Published in
Volume
83
Article Number
212505
Editorial or Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
Written at
EPFL
EPFL units
Available on Infoscience
December 16, 2011
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