Mössbauer spectroscopy determination of iron foreign phases in the superconducting systems; RAsFeO 1-x, RAsFeO 1-xF x, and Sr 1-xK xFe 2As 2

I. Nowik*, I. Felner

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Abstract

The recently discovered superconducting-spin density wave materials, containing Fe and As, have raised huge interest. However, most materials prepared to date, suffer from a varying degree of content of foreign Fe-As phases, Fe 2As, FeAs 2, and FeAs, which can lead to wrong conclusions concerning the properties of these materials. We show here that Mössbauer spectroscopy is able to determine quite easily the relative content of the foreign phases. This procedure is demonstrated by a study of seven samples of superconducting or spin density wave materials, prepared in three different laboratories.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)297-300
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism
Volume21
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2008

Keywords

  • Fe-As based superconductors
  • Impurity phases
  • Mossbauer spectroscopy
  • Spin density waves

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