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Chemistry and electronic structure of iron-based superconductors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2011

Athena S. Sefat
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6056, USA; sefata@ornl.gov
David J. Singh
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831–6114, USA; singhdj@ornl.gov
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Abstract

The solid state provides a richly varied fabric for intertwining chemical bonding, electronic structure, and magnetism. The discovery of superconductivity in iron pnictides and chalcogenides has revealed new aspects of this interplay, especially involving magnetism and superconductivity. Moreover, it has challenged prior thinking about high-temperature superconductivity by providing a set of materials that differ in many crucial aspects from the previously known cuprate superconductors. Here we review some of what is known about the superconductivity and its interplay with magnetism, chemistry, and electronic structure in Fe-based superconductors.

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