Condensed-Matter Physics & Materials Science Seminar

"Symmetry of the superconducting gap in iron-pnictides superconductors from penetration depth study"

Presented by Catalin Martin, Ames Lab/Iowa State University

Thursday, October 9, 2008, 1:30 pm — Small Seminar Room, Bldg. 510

Symmetry of the superconducting gap in iron-pnictides superconductors from penetration depth study



C. Martin

Ames Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011



Using an rf-resonator technique, the temperature dependence of London penetration depth for some of the newly discovered iron-pnictides superconductors was measured. In NdFeAsO1-xFx (Nd-111), penetration depth shows exponential behavior at low temperature, apparently signature of s-wave symmetry. Superfluid density however, is best described by a fully gaped but slightly anisotropic order parameter. Contrary, penetration depth of Ba1-xKxFe2As2 (BaK-122) and that of BaFe2-xCoxAs2 (FeCo-122) show power-law temperature dependence down to T=0.02Tc. Possible symmetries of the gap consistent with such behavior and comparison with results from other techniques (ARPES, Point Contact Spectroscopy) will be discussed.

Hosted by: Cedomir Petrovic

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