NMR evidence of charge fluctuations in multiferroic CuBr_2

We report combined magnetic susceptibility, dielectric constant, nuclear quadruple resonance(NQR), and zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) measurements on single crystals of multiferroics CuBr_2. High quality of the sample is demonstrated by the sharp magnetic and magnetic-driven ferroelectric transition at T_N= T_C≈ 74 K. The zero-field ~(79)Br and ~(81)Br NMR are resolved below T_N. The spin-lattice relaxation rates reveal charge fluctuations when cooled below 60 K.Evidences of an increase of NMR linewidth, a reduction of dielectric constant, and an increase of magnetic susceptibility are also seen at low temperatures. These data suggest an emergent instability which competes with the spiral magnetic ordering and the ferroelectricity. Candidate mechanisms are discussed based on the quasi-one-dimensional nature of the magnetic system.     

Quenched Fe moment in the collapsed tetragonal phase of Ca_(1-x)Pr_x Fe_2As_2

We report 75As NMR studies on single crystals of rare-earth doped iron pnictide superconductor Ca1-xPrxFe2As2 . In both cases of x = 0.075, 0.15, a large increase of νq upon cooling is consistent with the tetragonal-collapsed tetragonal structure transition. A sharp drop of the Knight shift is also seen just below the structure transition, which suggests the quenching of Fe local magnetism, and therefore offers important understanding of the collapsed tetragonal phase. At even low temperatures, the 1/75T1 is enhanced and forms a peak at T ≈ 25 K, which may be caused by the magnetic ordering of the Pr3+ moments or spin dynamics of mobile domain walls.     

Variational Corner Transfer Matrix Renormalization Group Method for Classical Statistical Models

In the context of tensor network states, we for the first time reformulate the corner transfer matrix renormalization group(CTMRG) method into a variational bilevel optimization algorithm. The solution of the optimization problem corresponds to the fixed-point environment pursued in the conventional CTMRG method, from which the partition function of a classical statistical model, represented by an infinite tensor network, can be efficiently evaluated. The validity of this variational idea is dem...     

Ionic-Liquid-Gating Induced Protonation and Superconductivity in FeSe,FeSe_(0.93)S_(0.07), ZrNCl, 1T-TaS_2 and Bi_2Se_3

We report protonation in several compounds by an ionic-liquid-gating method, under optimized gating conditions.This leads to single superconducting phases for several compounds. Non-volatility of protons allows post-gating magnetization and transport measurements. The superconducting transition temperature T_c is enhanced to 43.5 K for FeSe_(0.93)S_(0.07), and 41 K for Fe Se after protonation. Superconducting transitions with T_c～15 K for ZrNCl,～7.2 K for 1-TaS_2, and ～3.8 K for Bi_2Se_3 are induced after protonation. Electric transport in protonated FeSe_(0.93)S_(0.07) confirms high-temperature superconductivity. Our~1 H nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)measurements on protonated Fe Se_(1-x)S_x reveal enhanced spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/~1T_1 with increasing x,which is consistent with the LDA calculations that H~+ is located in the interstitial sites close to the anions.     

Review of nuclear magnetic resonance studies on iron-based superconductors

The newly discovered iron-based superconductors have triggered renewed enormous research interest in the condensed matter physics community. Nuclear magnetic resonance （NMR） is a low-energy local probe for studying strongly correlated electrons, and particularly important for high-Tc superconductors. In this paper, we review NMR studies on the structural transition, antiferromagnetic order, spin fluctuations, and superconducting properties of several iron-based high-Tc superconductors, including LaFeAsOl_xFx, LaFeAsOl_x, BaFe2As2, Bal_xKxFe2As2, Cao.23Nao.67Fe2As2, BaFe2（Asl_xPx）2, Ba（Fel_xRux）2As2, Ba（Fel_xCox）2As2, Lil＋xFeAs, LiFel_xCoxAs, NaFeAs, NaFel_xCoxAs, KyFe2_xSe2, and （T1,Rb）yFe2_xSe2.