Two-Gap Superconductivity in Ba1-xKxFe2As2: A Complementary Study of the Magnetic Penetration Depth by Muon-Spin Rotation and Angle-Resolved Photoemission

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Beitragende

  • R. Khasanov - , Paul Scherrer Institute (Autor:in)
  • D. V. Evtushinsky - , Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • A. Amato - , Paul Scherrer Institute (Autor:in)
  • H. -H. Klauss - , Technische Universität Dresden (Autor:in)
  • H. Luetkens - , Paul Scherrer Institute (Autor:in)
  • Ch. Niedermayer - , ETH Zurich (Autor:in)
  • B. Buechner - , Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • G. L. Sun - , Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) (Autor:in)
  • C. T. Lin - , Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) (Autor:in)
  • J. T. Park - , Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) (Autor:in)
  • D. S. Inosov - , Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) (Autor:in)
  • V. Hinkov - , Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) (Autor:in)

Abstract

We investigate the magnetic penetration depth lambda in superconducting Ba1-xKxFe2As2 (T-c similar or equal to 32 K) with muon-spin rotation (mu SR) and angle-resolved photoemission (ARPES). Using mu SR, we find the penetration-depth anisotropy gamma(lambda)=lambda(c)/lambda(ab) and the second-critical-field anisotropy gamma(Hc2) to show an opposite T evolution below T-c. This dichotomy resembles the situation in the two-gap superconductor MgB2. A two-gap scenario is also suggested by an inflection point in the in-plane penetration depth lambda(ab) around 7 K. The complementarity of mu SR and ARPES allows us to pinpoint the values of the two gaps and to arrive to a remarkable agreement between the two techniques concerning the full T evolution of lambda(ab). This provides further support for the described scenario and establishes ARPES as a tool to assess macroscopic properties of the superconducting condensate.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer187005
Seitenumfang4
FachzeitschriftPhysical review letters
Jahrgang102
Ausgabenummer18
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 8 Mai 2009
Peer-Review-StatusJa

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Scopus 65549164368

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