Role of the local structure in superconductivity of LaO0.5F0.5BiS2-xSex system
Citation
Paris, E., Mizuguchi, Y., Hacısalihoğlu, MY., Hiroi, T., Aquilanti, G., Miura, O., Mizokawa, T., Saini, NL: (2017). Role of the local structure in superconductivity of LaO0.5F0.5BiS2-xSex system. Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, 29(14).Abstract
We have studied the local structure of LaO0.5F0.5BiS2-xSex by Bi L-1-edge extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS). We find a significant effect of Se substitution on the local atomic correlations with a gradual elongation of average in-plane Bi-S bondlength. the associated mean square relative displacement, measuring average local distortions in the BiS2 plane, hardly shows any change for small Se substitution, but decreases significantly for x >= 0.6. the Se substitution appears to suppress the local distortions within the BiS2 plane that may optimize in-plane orbital hybridization and hence the superconductivity. the results suggest that the local structure of the BiS2-layer is one of the key ingredients to control the physical properties of the BiS2-based dichalcogenides.
