Magnetic phase diagram of Ca-substituted EuFe${}_2$As${}_2$

Abstract

The simultaneous presence of a Fe-related spin-density wave and antiferromagnetic order of Eu${}^{2+}$ moments ranks EuFe${}_2$As${}_2$ among the most interesting parent compounds of iron-based pnictide superconductors. Here we explore the consequences of the dilution of Eu${}^{2+}$ magnetic lattice through on-site Ca substitution. By employing macro- and microscopic techniques, including electrical transport and magnetometry, as well as muon-spin spectroscopy, we study the evolution of Eu magnetic order in both the weak and strong dilution regimes, achieved for Ca concentration $x(\mathrm{Ca})=0.12$ and 0.43, respectively. We demonstrate the localized character of the Eu antiferromagnetism mediated via RKKY interactions, in contrast with the largely itinerant nature of Fe magnetic interactions. Our results suggest a weak coupling between the Fe and Eu magnetic sublattices and a rapid decrease of the Eu magnetic interaction strength upon Ca substitution. The latter is confirmed both by the depression of the ordering temperature of the Eu${}^{2+}$ moments, $T_{\mathrm{N}}$, and the decrease of magnetic volume fraction with increasing $x(\mathrm{Ca})$. We establish that, similarly to the EuFe${}_2$As${}_2$ parent compound, the investigated Ca-doped compounds have a twinned structure and undergo a permanent detwinning upon applying an external magnetic field.

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