Antiferromagnetic order in Ca₁₀(Pt₃As₈)(Fe₂As₂)₅ observed by ⁷⁵As NMR

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⁷⁵As nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements carried out on underdoped, non-superconducting Ca₁₀(Pt₃As₈)(Fe₂As₂)₅ reveal physical properties that are similar but not identical to the 122 superconductor parent compounds such as BaFe₂As₂. Results from the single crystal study indicate a phase transition to an antiferromagnetic (AF) state on cooling through T 100K, albeit nonuniformly. Specifically, the NMR lineshape reflects the presence of staggered hyperfine fields on the As sites associated with a striped AF order. The variation of the internal hyperfine field with temperature suggests that the phase transition to the AF state is discontinuous, and therefore likely coincident with the structural transition inferred from transport experiments.