Effect of proton irradiation on superconductivity in optimally doped BaFe2(As1-xPx)2 single crystals

Smylie, M. P.; Leroux, M.; Fang, L.; Chmaissem, Omar H.; Claus, H.; Kayani, A.; Snezhko, A.; Welp, U.; Kwok, W. -K.; Mishra, V.; Taddei, K. M.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.93.115119

Title: Effect of proton irradiation on superconductivity in optimally doped BaFe₂(As_1-xP_x)₂ single crystals

Journal Article · Wed Mar 09 23:00:00 EST 2016 · Physical Review B

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.115119 · OSTI ID:1279437

Smylie, M. P. ^[1]; Leroux, M. ^[1]; Fang, L. ^[1]; Chmaissem, Omar H. ^[2]; Claus, H. ^[1]; Kayani, A. ^[3]; Snezhko, A. ^[1]; Welp, U. ^[1]; Kwok, W. -K. ^[1]; Mishra, V. ^[1]; Taddei, K. M. ^[2]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Univ. of Northern Illinois, DeKalb, IL (United States)
Western Michigan Univ., Kalamazoo, MI (United States)

Irradiation with 4 MeV protons was used to systematically introduce defects in single crystals of the iron-arsenide superconductor BaFe₂(As_1-xP_x)₂, x = 0.33. The effect of disorder on the low-temperature behavior of the London penetration depth λ(T) and transition temperature T_c was investigated. In nearly optimally doped samples with T_c ~ 29 K, signatures of a superconducting gap with nodes were observed. Contrary to previous reports on electron-irradiated crystals, we do not see a disorder-driven lifting of accidental nodes, and we observe that proton-induced defects are weaker pair breakers than electron-induced defects. Lastly, we attribute our findings to anisotropic electron scattering caused by proton irradiation defects.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Emergent Superconductivity (CES); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1279437

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 93; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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