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Anisotropic upper critical field of pristine and proton-irradiated single crystals of the magnetically ordered superconductor RbEuFe{sub 4}As{sub 4

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter

We present a study of the upper critical field H-c2 of pristine and proton-irradiated RbEuFe4As4 crystals in pulsed magnetic fields of up to 65 T. The data for H-c2 reveal pronounced downwards curvature, particularly for the in-plane field orientation, and a superconducting anisotropy that decreases with decreasing temperature. These features are indicative of Pauli paramagnetic limiting. For the interpretation of these data, we use a model of a clean single-band superconductor with an open Fermi surface in the shape of a warped cylinder, which takes into account Zeeman spin splitting. Fits to the data reveal that the in-plane upper critical field is Pauli paramagnetic limited, while the out-of-plane upper critical field is orbitally limited and that the orbital and paramagnetic fields have opposite anisotropies. A consequence of this particular combination is the unusual inversion of the anisotropy H-c2(ab) < H-c2(c) of the irradiated sample at temperatures below 10 K. The fits also yield an in-plane Maki parameter alpha(110)(M) approximate to 2.6 exceeding the critical value for the formation of the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov state. Nevertheless, the current measurements did not reveal direct evidence for the occurrence of this state.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science - Office of Basic Energy Sciences - Materials Sciences and Engineering Division; Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); National Science Foundation (NSF)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1558615
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Vol. 100, Issue 5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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