Theoretical investigation of magnetic order in ReOFeAs, Re = Ce, Pr

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations are carried out on ReOFeAs, Re = Ce, Pr, the parent compounds of the high-T\(_c\) superconductors ReO\(_{1-x}\)F\(_{x}\)FeAs, in order to determine the magnetic order of the ground state. It is found that the magnetic moments on the Fe sites adopt a colli...

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Veröffentlicht in:arXiv.org 2008-11
Hauptverfasser: Alyahyaei, H M, Jishi, R A
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Zusammenfassung:Density functional theory (DFT) calculations are carried out on ReOFeAs, Re = Ce, Pr, the parent compounds of the high-T\(_c\) superconductors ReO\(_{1-x}\)F\(_{x}\)FeAs, in order to determine the magnetic order of the ground state. It is found that the magnetic moments on the Fe sites adopt a collinear antiferromagnetic order, similar to the case of LaOFeAs. Within the generalized gradient approximation along with Coulomb onsite repulsion (GGA+U), we show that the Re magnetic moments also adopt an antiferromagnetic order for which, within the ReO layer, same spin Re sites lie along a zigzag line perpendicular to the Fe spin stripes. While within GGA the Re 4f band crosses the Fermi level, upon inclusion of onsite Coulomb interaction the 4f band splits and moves away from the Fermi level, making ReOFeAs a Mott insulator.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0809.4880