Contrasting spin dynamics

We report the first NMR investigation of spin dynamics in the overdoped nonsuperconducting regime of Ba(Fe{sub 1-x}Co{sub x}){sub 2}As{sub 2} up to x=0.26. We demonstrate that the absence of interband transitions with large momentum transfer Q{sub AF}-({pi}/a,0) between the hole and electron Fermi surfaces results in complete suppression of antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations for x {ge} 0.15. Our experimental results provide direct evidence for a correlation between T{sub c} and the strength of Q{sub AF} antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations.