Enhanced surface superconductivity in Ba(Fe0.95Co0.05)2As2
Abstract
We present direct evidence for an enhanced superconducting Tc on the surface of cleaved single crystals of Ba(Fe0.95Co0.05)2As2. Transport measurements performed on samples cleaved in ultra-high vacuum show a significantly enhanced superconducting transition when compared to equivalent measurements performed in air. Deviations from the bulk resistivity appear at 21 K, well above the 10 K bulk Tc of the underdoped compound. We demonstrate that the excess conductivity above the bulk Tc can be controllably suppressed by application of potassium ions on the cleaved surface, indicating that the enhanced superconductivity is strongly localized to the sample surface. Additionally, we find that the effects of the potassium surface dosing are strongly influenced by the presence of residual gas absorbates on the sample surface, which may prevent effective charge transfer from the potassium atoms to the FeAs plane. This further supports the conclusion that the effects of the dosing (and enhanced superconductivity) are localized within a few layers of the surface.
- Authors:
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- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (United States). Department of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (United States). Department of Physics
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1800629
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1599259
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-86ER45268
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Applied Physics Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 116; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; Physics; Superconductivity; Voltmeter; Superconductors; Electrostatics; Photoelectric effect; Electron diffraction; Ultra-high vacuum; Electrical components; Adsorption
Citation Formats
Parzyck, Christopher T., Faeth, Brendan D., Tam, Gordon N., Stewart, Gregory R., and Shen, Kyle M. Enhanced surface superconductivity in Ba(Fe0.95Co0.05)2As2. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.5133647.
Parzyck, Christopher T., Faeth, Brendan D., Tam, Gordon N., Stewart, Gregory R., & Shen, Kyle M. Enhanced surface superconductivity in Ba(Fe0.95Co0.05)2As2. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5133647
Parzyck, Christopher T., Faeth, Brendan D., Tam, Gordon N., Stewart, Gregory R., and Shen, Kyle M. Mon .
"Enhanced surface superconductivity in Ba(Fe0.95Co0.05)2As2". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5133647. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1800629.
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title = {Enhanced surface superconductivity in Ba(Fe0.95Co0.05)2As2},
author = {Parzyck, Christopher T. and Faeth, Brendan D. and Tam, Gordon N. and Stewart, Gregory R. and Shen, Kyle M.},
abstractNote = {We present direct evidence for an enhanced superconducting Tc on the surface of cleaved single crystals of Ba(Fe0.95Co0.05)2As2. Transport measurements performed on samples cleaved in ultra-high vacuum show a significantly enhanced superconducting transition when compared to equivalent measurements performed in air. Deviations from the bulk resistivity appear at 21 K, well above the 10 K bulk Tc of the underdoped compound. We demonstrate that the excess conductivity above the bulk Tc can be controllably suppressed by application of potassium ions on the cleaved surface, indicating that the enhanced superconductivity is strongly localized to the sample surface. Additionally, we find that the effects of the potassium surface dosing are strongly influenced by the presence of residual gas absorbates on the sample surface, which may prevent effective charge transfer from the potassium atoms to the FeAs plane. This further supports the conclusion that the effects of the dosing (and enhanced superconductivity) are localized within a few layers of the surface.},
doi = {10.1063/1.5133647},
journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
number = 6,
volume = 116,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Mon Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2020}
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