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High-resolution characterization of microstructural evolution in<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:msub><mml:mi>Rb</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mi>Fe</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn><mml:mo>โˆ’</mml:mo><mml:mi>y</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mi>Se</mml:mi><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:math>crystals on annealing

High-resolution characterization of microstructural evolution in<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:msub><mml:mi>Rb</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mi>Fe</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn><mml:mo>โˆ’</mml:mo><mml:mi>y</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mi>Se</mml:mi><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:math>crystals on annealing

The superconducting and magnetic properties of phase-separated ${A}_{x}{\mathrm{Fe}}_{2\ensuremath{-}y}{\mathrm{Se}}_{2}$ compounds are known to depend on postgrowth heat treatments and cooling profiles. This paper focuses on the evolution of microstructure on annealing and how this influences the superconducting properties of ${\mathrm{Rb}}_{x}{\mathrm{Fe}}_{2\ensuremath{-}y}{\mathrm{Se}}_{2}$ single crystals. We find that the minority phase in the as-grown โ€ฆ