1202.0744 (A. D. Palczewski et al.)

Experimental and theoretical electronic structure of EuRh2As2    [PDF]

A. D. Palczewski, R. S. Dhaka, Y. Lee, Yogesh Singh, D. C. Johnston, D. C. Johnston, B. N. Harmon, Adam Kaminski

The Fermi surfaces (FS's) and band dispersions of EuRh2As2 have been
investigated using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. The results in
the high-temperature paramagnetic state are in good agreement with the full
potential linearized augmented plane wave calculations, especially in the
context of the shape of the two-dimensional FS's and band dispersion around the
Gamma (0,0) and X (pi,pi) points. Interesting changes in band folding are
predicted by the theoretical calculations below the magnetic transition
temperature Tn=47K. However, by comparing the FS's measured at 60K and 40K, we
did not observe any signature of this transition at the Fermi energy indicating
a very weak coupling of the electrons to the ordered magnetic moments or strong
fluctuations. Furthermore, the FS does not change across the temperature (~
25K) where changes are observed in the Hall coefficient. Notably, the Fermi
surface deviates drastically from the usual FS of the superconducting
iron-based AFe2As2 parent compounds, including the absence of nesting between
the Gamma and X FS pockets.

View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1202.0744