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Title: Effect of Electron Irradiation on Superconductivity in Single Crystals of Ba ( Fe 1 x Ru x ) 2 As 2 ( x = 0.24 )

Abstract

A single crystal of isovalently substituted Ba(Fe1-xRux)2As2 (x=0.24) is sequentially irradiated with 2.5 MeV electrons up to a maximum dose of 2.1×1019 e-/cm2. The electrical resistivity is measured in situ at T=22 K during the irradiation and ex situ as a function of temperature between subsequent irradiation runs. Upon irradiation, the superconducting transition temperature Tc decreases and the residual resistivity ρ0 increases. We find that electron irradiation leads to the fastest suppression of Tc compared to other types of artificially introduced disorder, probably due to the strong short-range potential of the pointlike irradiation defects. As a result, a more detailed analysis within a multiband scenario with variable scattering potential strength shows that the observed Tc versus ρ0 is fully compatible with s± pairing, in contrast to earlier claims that this model leads to a too rapid suppression of Tc with scattering.

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Research Org.:
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Emergent Superconductivity (CES)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1181610
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1166898; OSTI ID: 1210285; OSTI ID: 1223322
Report Number(s):
IS-J-8486
Journal ID: ISSN 2160-3308; PRXHAE; 041032
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11358; FG02-05ER46236; AC0298CH1088; 11-11-0121; AC02-98CH1088; AC02-98CH10886; AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review. X
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Physical Review. X Journal Volume: 4 Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 2160-3308
Publisher:
American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; condensed matter physics; strongly correlated materials; superconductivity; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; phonons; thermal conductivity; energy storage (including batteries and capacitors); defects; spin dynamics

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Prozorov, R., Kończykowski, M., Tanatar, M. A., Thaler, A., Bud’ko, S. L., Canfield, P. C., Mishra, V., and Hirschfeld, P. J. Effect of Electron Irradiation on Superconductivity in Single Crystals of Ba ( Fe 1 − x Ru x ) 2 As 2 ( x = 0.24 ). United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevX.4.041032.
Prozorov, R., Kończykowski, M., Tanatar, M. A., Thaler, A., Bud’ko, S. L., Canfield, P. C., Mishra, V., & Hirschfeld, P. J. Effect of Electron Irradiation on Superconductivity in Single Crystals of Ba ( Fe 1 − x Ru x ) 2 As 2 ( x = 0.24 ). United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.4.041032
Prozorov, R., Kończykowski, M., Tanatar, M. A., Thaler, A., Bud’ko, S. L., Canfield, P. C., Mishra, V., and Hirschfeld, P. J. Tue . "Effect of Electron Irradiation on Superconductivity in Single Crystals of Ba ( Fe 1 − x Ru x ) 2 As 2 ( x = 0.24 )". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.4.041032.
@article{osti_1181610,
title = {Effect of Electron Irradiation on Superconductivity in Single Crystals of Ba ( Fe 1 − x Ru x ) 2 As 2 ( x = 0.24 )},
author = {Prozorov, R. and Kończykowski, M. and Tanatar, M. A. and Thaler, A. and Bud’ko, S. L. and Canfield, P. C. and Mishra, V. and Hirschfeld, P. J.},
abstractNote = {A single crystal of isovalently substituted Ba(Fe1-xRux)2As2 (x=0.24) is sequentially irradiated with 2.5 MeV electrons up to a maximum dose of 2.1×1019 e-/cm2. The electrical resistivity is measured in situ at T=22 K during the irradiation and ex situ as a function of temperature between subsequent irradiation runs. Upon irradiation, the superconducting transition temperature Tc decreases and the residual resistivity ρ0 increases. We find that electron irradiation leads to the fastest suppression of Tc compared to other types of artificially introduced disorder, probably due to the strong short-range potential of the pointlike irradiation defects. As a result, a more detailed analysis within a multiband scenario with variable scattering potential strength shows that the observed Tc versus ρ0 is fully compatible with s± pairing, in contrast to earlier claims that this model leads to a too rapid suppression of Tc with scattering.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevX.4.041032},
journal = {Physical Review. X},
number = 4,
volume = 4,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}

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