Unconventional london penetration depth in single-crystal Ba(Fe0.93Co0.07)2As2 superconductors

  • R. T. Gordon
  • , N. Ni
  • , C. Martin
  • , M. A. Tanatar
  • , M. D. Vannette
  • , H. Kim
  • , G. D. Samolyuk
  • , J. Schmalian
  • , S. Nandi
  • , A. Kreyssig
  • , A. I. Goldman
  • , J. Q. Yan
  • , S. L. Bud'Ko
  • , P. C. Canfield
  • , R. Prozorov

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Abstract

The London penetration depth λ(T) has been measured in single crystals of Ba(Fe0.93Co0.07)2As2. The observed low-temperature variation of λ(T) follows a power law, Δλ(T)∼Tn with n/2.4±0.1, indicating the existence of normal quasiparticles down to at least 0.02Tc. This is in contrast with previous penetration depth measurements on single crystals of NdFeAsO1-xFx and SmFeAsO1-xFx, which indicate an anisotropic but nodeless gap. We discuss possible explanations of the observed power law behavior.

Original languageEnglish
Article number127004
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume102
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 23 2009
Externally publishedYes

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