ABSTRACT

Understanding the role of magnetism in unconventional super-

conductors is important for elucidating a microscopic mechanism

of high-transition temperature (high-Tc) superconductivity. The Fe-based superconductors show rich phenomena related to the

magnetism, including the long-range antiferromagnetic order and

the associated spin waves in their parent nonsuperconducting

materials. The optimal superconductivity is obtained through

suppressing the antiferromagnetic order by doping charge carriers

or other methods, while strong spin fluctuations persist in the

superconducting samples. This chapter gives a brief review on

the evolution of the antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations with

doping studied by both elastic and inelastic neutron scattering

techniques.