Laser-Assisted Floating Zone Growth of BaFe<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> Large-Sized Ferromagnetic-Impurity-Free Single Crystals
The quasi-one-dimensional antiferromagnetic insulator BaFe<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inl...
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| author | Maria Lourdes Amigó Andrey Maljuk Kaustuv Manna Quirin Stahl Claudia Felser Christian Hess Anja U.B. Wolter Jochen Geck Silvia Seiro Bernd Büchner |
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| description | The quasi-one-dimensional antiferromagnetic insulator BaFe<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>S<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>3</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> becomes superconducting under a hydrostatic pressure of ∼10 GPa. Single crystals of this compound are usually obtained by melting and further slow cooling of BaS or Ba, Fe, and S, and are small and needle-shaped (few mm long and 50–200 μm wide). A notable sample dependence on the antiferromagnetic transition temperature, transport behavior, and presence of superconductivity has been reported. In this work, we introduce a novel approach for the growth of high-quality single crystals of BaFe<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>S<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>3</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> based on a laser-assisted floating zone method that yields large samples free of ferromagnetic impurities. We present the characterization of these crystals and the comparison with samples obtained using the procedure reported in the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b264eec49b2542cd8d16bf505102ef4c2023-11-22T02:08:40ZengMDPI AGCrystals2073-43522021-06-0111775810.3390/cryst11070758Laser-Assisted Floating Zone Growth of BaFe<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> Large-Sized Ferromagnetic-Impurity-Free Single CrystalsMaria Lourdes Amigó0Andrey Maljuk1Kaustuv Manna2Quirin Stahl3Claudia Felser4Christian Hess5Anja U.B. Wolter6Jochen Geck7Silvia Seiro8Bernd Büchner9Leibniz IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstr. 20, 01069 Dresden, GermanyLeibniz IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstr. 20, 01069 Dresden, GermanyMax-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik Fester Stoffe, 01187 Dresden, GermanyInstitut für Festkörper- und Materialphysik, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, GermanyMax-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik Fester Stoffe, 01187 Dresden, GermanyLeibniz IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstr. 20, 01069 Dresden, GermanyLeibniz IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstr. 20, 01069 Dresden, GermanyInstitut für Festkörper- und Materialphysik, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, GermanyLeibniz IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstr. 20, 01069 Dresden, GermanyLeibniz IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstr. 20, 01069 Dresden, GermanyThe quasi-one-dimensional antiferromagnetic insulator BaFe<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>S<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>3</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> becomes superconducting under a hydrostatic pressure of ∼10 GPa. Single crystals of this compound are usually obtained by melting and further slow cooling of BaS or Ba, Fe, and S, and are small and needle-shaped (few mm long and 50–200 μm wide). A notable sample dependence on the antiferromagnetic transition temperature, transport behavior, and presence of superconductivity has been reported. In this work, we introduce a novel approach for the growth of high-quality single crystals of BaFe<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>S<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>3</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> based on a laser-assisted floating zone method that yields large samples free of ferromagnetic impurities. We present the characterization of these crystals and the comparison with samples obtained using the procedure reported in the literature.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/11/7/758iron-based superconductorBaFe<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>laser-assisted floating zone techniquesingle crystal |
| spellingShingle | Maria Lourdes Amigó Andrey Maljuk Kaustuv Manna Quirin Stahl Claudia Felser Christian Hess Anja U.B. Wolter Jochen Geck Silvia Seiro Bernd Büchner Laser-Assisted Floating Zone Growth of BaFe<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> Large-Sized Ferromagnetic-Impurity-Free Single Crystals Crystals iron-based superconductor BaFe<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> laser-assisted floating zone technique single crystal |
| title | Laser-Assisted Floating Zone Growth of BaFe<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> Large-Sized Ferromagnetic-Impurity-Free Single Crystals |
| title_full | Laser-Assisted Floating Zone Growth of BaFe<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> Large-Sized Ferromagnetic-Impurity-Free Single Crystals |
| title_fullStr | Laser-Assisted Floating Zone Growth of BaFe<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> Large-Sized Ferromagnetic-Impurity-Free Single Crystals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Laser-Assisted Floating Zone Growth of BaFe<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> Large-Sized Ferromagnetic-Impurity-Free Single Crystals |
| title_short | Laser-Assisted Floating Zone Growth of BaFe<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> Large-Sized Ferromagnetic-Impurity-Free Single Crystals |
| title_sort | laser assisted floating zone growth of bafe sub 2 sub s sub 3 sub large sized ferromagnetic impurity free single crystals |
| topic | iron-based superconductor BaFe<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> laser-assisted floating zone technique single crystal |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/11/7/758 |
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