Multiple phase transitions in single-crystalline Na_{1-delta}FeAs.
Specific heat, resistivity, susceptibility, and Hall coefficient measurements were performed on high-quality single-crystalline Na_{1-delta}FeAs. This compound is found to undergo three successive phase transitions at around 52, 41, and 23 K, which correspond to structural, magnetic, and superconducting transitions, respectively. The Hall effect result indicates the development of energy gap at low temperature due to the occurrence of spin-density-wave instability. Our results provide direct experimental evidence of the magnetic ordering in the nearly stoichiometric NaFeAs.
Chen
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Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China.
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Luo
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Wang
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