Elastic stiffness of single-crystalline FeSe measured by picosecond ultrasonics
Journal
Journal of Applied Physics
Journal Volume
110
Journal Issue
7
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
Abstract
We report investigations on the elasticity of superconducting FeSe using picosecond ultrasonic technique. The tetragonal (001) FeSe thin film, deposited on a processed SrTiO3 substrate by the pulsed laser deposition, exhibits distinct c-axis preferred orientation and single-crystalline features as a result of the x-ray diffraction. The high-quality crystallinity thus enables quantitative examinations of anisotropic stiffness coefficients (C33) of FeSe, correlating to the interatomic interaction in the simplest iron-based superconductor. Our experiment indicates a room-temperature C33 of 40.9 ± 0.4 GPa and material stiffening of 4.3% at low temperatures, which can be explained by the weakening of anharmonic phonon–phonon interactions.
Type
journal article