Effect of antimony substitution in iron pnictide compounds

Abstract

In the present study we have examined the effect of negative chemical pressure in iron pnictides. We have synthesized substitution series replacing arsenic by antimony in a number of 1111- and 122-iron arsenides and present their crystallographic and physical properties. The SDW transition temperature in LaFeAs${}_{1-\mathrm{x}}$Sb${}_{\mathrm{x}}$O decreases with increasing antimony content, while the superconducting transition temperature in LaFeAs${}_{1-\mathrm{x}}$Sb${}_{\mathrm{x}}$O${}_{0.85}$F${}_{0.15}$ initially increases with Sb substitution. 1111-compounds with samarium instead of lanthanum have a smaller unit cell volume. In these phases, no Sb solubility is observed. There is also no apparent solubility of antimony in the 122-iron arsenides.

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