Spin fluctuations away from (pi,0) in the superconducting phase of molecular-intercalated FeSe

TL;DR

This study investigates magnetic fluctuations in a molecular-intercalated FeSe superconductor, revealing a unique wave vector for magnetic scattering that differs from typical iron-based superconductors, and observes a resonance below Tc.

Contribution

It provides the first inelastic neutron scattering measurements of magnetic fluctuations in this specific molecular-intercalated FeSe superconductor, highlighting a different magnetic fluctuation wave vector.

Findings

Magnetic scattering peaks at Q ~ 1.4 Å^{-1}, not at (pi,0)

Magnetic resonance appears below Tc at energies around 5kB Tc

Magnetic fluctuations are close to (pi, pi/2) wave vector

Abstract

Magnetic fluctuations in the molecular-intercalated FeSe superconductor Li{x}(ND2){y}(ND3){1-y}Fe2Se2 (Tc = 43K) have been measured by inelastic neutron scattering from a powder sample. The strongest magnetic scattering is observed at a wave vector Q ~ 1.4 A^{-1}, which is not consistent with the (pi,0) nesting wave vector that characterizes magnetic fluctuations in several other iron-based superconductors, but is close to the (pi, pi/2) position found for A{x}Fe{2-y}Se2 systems. At the energies probed (~ 5kB Tc), the magnetic scattering increases in intensity with decreasing temperature below Tc, consistent with the superconductivity-induced magnetic resonance found in other iron-based superconductors.