Effect of Mn Substitution on Superconductivity in PrFeAs(O,F): Role of Magnetic Impurities
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| author | Singh, Priya Kwatek, Konrad Zajarniuk, Tatiana Palasyuk, Taras Jastrzębski, Cezariusz Szewczyk, A. Wierzbicki, Michał Singh, Shiv J. |
| author_facet | Singh, Priya Kwatek, Konrad Zajarniuk, Tatiana Palasyuk, Taras Jastrzębski, Cezariusz Szewczyk, A. Wierzbicki, Michał Singh, Shiv J. |
| contents | We investigate Mn substitution at the Fe site in PrFe1-xMnxAsO0.7F0.3 (0 to 0.1) using structural, Raman, density functional theory (DFT), transport, and magnetic measurements. X-ray diffraction and Raman analyses confirm preferential Mn incorporation into the FeAs planes, accompanied by lattice expansion and suppression of Fe-related vibrational modes. Electrical transport reveals a systematic decrease of the superconducting transition temperature from 48 K (x = 0) to complete suppression at x = 0.1, together with low-temperature resistivity upturns evolving toward insulating-like behavior. Magnetization and magnetotransport measurements show degradation of superconducting coherence, critical current density, upper critical field, and vortex activation energy with increasing Mn content. The results demonstrate that Mn acts as an efficient magnetic impurity, strongly perturbing the electronic and magnetic environment of the FeAs layers. Comparative analysis indicates relatively enhanced robustness of superconductivity in the Pr-based system, highlighting the role of rare-earth-dependent electronic correlations in impurity effects. |
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| spellingShingle | Effect of Mn Substitution on Superconductivity in PrFeAs(O,F): Role of Magnetic Impurities Singh, Priya Kwatek, Konrad Zajarniuk, Tatiana Palasyuk, Taras Jastrzębski, Cezariusz Szewczyk, A. Wierzbicki, Michał Singh, Shiv J. Superconductivity Materials Science Strongly Correlated Electrons We investigate Mn substitution at the Fe site in PrFe1-xMnxAsO0.7F0.3 (0 to 0.1) using structural, Raman, density functional theory (DFT), transport, and magnetic measurements. X-ray diffraction and Raman analyses confirm preferential Mn incorporation into the FeAs planes, accompanied by lattice expansion and suppression of Fe-related vibrational modes. Electrical transport reveals a systematic decrease of the superconducting transition temperature from 48 K (x = 0) to complete suppression at x = 0.1, together with low-temperature resistivity upturns evolving toward insulating-like behavior. Magnetization and magnetotransport measurements show degradation of superconducting coherence, critical current density, upper critical field, and vortex activation energy with increasing Mn content. The results demonstrate that Mn acts as an efficient magnetic impurity, strongly perturbing the electronic and magnetic environment of the FeAs layers. Comparative analysis indicates relatively enhanced robustness of superconductivity in the Pr-based system, highlighting the role of rare-earth-dependent electronic correlations in impurity effects. |
| title | Effect of Mn Substitution on Superconductivity in PrFeAs(O,F): Role of Magnetic Impurities |
| topic | Superconductivity Materials Science Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.21684 |