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NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/2/025023
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The electronic structure and physical properties of the pnictide compound families REOFeAs (RE = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm), AFe(2)As(2) (A = Ca, Sr, Ba, Eu), LiFeAs and FeSe are quite similar. Here, we focus on the members of the AFe(2)As(2) family whose sample composition, quality and single-crystal growth are more controllable compared with the other systems. Using first-principles band structure calculations, we focus on understanding the relationship between the crystal structure, charge doping and magnetism in AFe2As2 systems. We will elaborate on the tetragonal to orthorhombic structural distortion along with the associated magnetic order and anisotropy, the influence of doping on the A site and the Fe site and the changes in the electronic structure as a function of pressure. Experimentally, we investigate the substitution of Fe in SrFe2-xTMxAs2 by other 3d transition metals, TM = Mn, Co or Ni. In contrast to a partial substitution of Fe by Co or Ni (electron doping), a corresponding Mn partial substitution does not lead to the suppression of the antiferromagnetic order or the appearance of superconductivity. Most of the calculated properties agree well with the measured properties, but several of them are sensitive to the As z position. For a microscopic understanding of the electronic structure of this new family of superconductors, this structural feature related to the Fe - As interaction is crucial, but its correct ab initio treatment still remains an open question.
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