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Transport properties of three-dimensional extended $$s$$-wave states in Fe-based superconductors

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
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  1. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
  2. University of Augsburg (Germany)
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The Fermi surfaces of Fe-pnictide superconductors are fairly two-dimensional, and it has thus come as a surprise that recent penetration depth and thermal conductivity measurements on systems of the 122 type have reported c-axis transport coefficients at low temperatures in the superconducting state comparable to or even larger than that in the ab plane. These results should provide important information on both the Fermi surface and the superconducting state. Here we consider the theory of the superfluid density and thermal conductivity in models of extended s-wave superconducting states expected to be appropriate for Fe-pnictide systems. We include intraband disorder and consider a range of different Fermi surfaces where gap nodes might exist. We show that recent experiments on Ba(Fe1–xCox)2As2 can be understood semiquantitatively with such an approach, and we discuss their implications.
Research Organization:
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-05ER46236
OSTI ID:
2484129
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 84; ISSN 1098-0121
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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