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In-plane electronic anisotropy in underdoped Ba(FeCo)As revealed by detwinning in a magnetic field

arXiv:0911.3878 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.81.214502

Abstract

We present results of angle-dependent magnetoresistance measurements and direct optical images of underdoped Ba(FeCo)As which reveal partial detwinning by action of a 14T magnetic field. Driven by a substantial magneto-elastic coupling, this result provides evidence for an electronic origin of the lattice distortion in underdoped iron pnictides. The observed anisotropy in these partially detwinned samples implies a substantial in-plane electronic anisotropy in the broken symmetry state, with a smaller resistivity along the antiferromagnetic ordering direction.

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