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Title: Anisotropic Superconducting Gap in Optimally Doped Iron–Based Material

Abstract

In this work we offer a comprehensive optical investigation of the optimally hole-doped Ba0.6K0.4Fe2As2 over a broad spectral range, as a function of temperature and of tunable applied stress, which acts as an external symmetry breaking field. We show that there is a large electronic nematicity at optimal doping which extends right under the superconducting dome and implies an anisotropy of the superconducting energy gaps.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [1]
  1. ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
  2. Stanford Univ., CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Science (SIMES)
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Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR). Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
OSTI Identifier:
1647090
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 33; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 1557-1939
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; Nematicity; Iron-based superconductors; Optical properties

Citation Formats

Pal, A., Chinotti, M., Chu, J.-H., Kuo, H.-H., Fisher, I. R., and Degiorgi, L. Anisotropic Superconducting Gap in Optimally Doped Iron–Based Material. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1007/s10948-019-05390-4.
Pal, A., Chinotti, M., Chu, J.-H., Kuo, H.-H., Fisher, I. R., & Degiorgi, L. Anisotropic Superconducting Gap in Optimally Doped Iron–Based Material. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-019-05390-4
Pal, A., Chinotti, M., Chu, J.-H., Kuo, H.-H., Fisher, I. R., and Degiorgi, L. Tue . "Anisotropic Superconducting Gap in Optimally Doped Iron–Based Material". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-019-05390-4. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1647090.
@article{osti_1647090,
title = {Anisotropic Superconducting Gap in Optimally Doped Iron–Based Material},
author = {Pal, A. and Chinotti, M. and Chu, J.-H. and Kuo, H.-H. and Fisher, I. R. and Degiorgi, L.},
abstractNote = {In this work we offer a comprehensive optical investigation of the optimally hole-doped Ba0.6K0.4Fe2As2 over a broad spectral range, as a function of temperature and of tunable applied stress, which acts as an external symmetry breaking field. We show that there is a large electronic nematicity at optimal doping which extends right under the superconducting dome and implies an anisotropy of the superconducting energy gaps.},
doi = {10.1007/s10948-019-05390-4},
journal = {Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism},
number = 8,
volume = 33,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {12}
}

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