Competition/Coexisitence of Magnetism and Superconductivity in Iron Pnictides Probed by Muon Spin Rotation

dc.creatorTakeshita, S.
dc.creatorKadono, R.
dc.date2008-12-12
dc.date2009-02-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:58:23Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:58:23Z
dc.descriptionThe presence of macroscopic phase separation into superconducting and magnetic phases in LaFeAsO$_{1-x}$F$_x$ (LFAOF) and CaFe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$AsF (CFCAF) is demonstrated by muon spin rotation (muSR) measurement across their phase boundaries ($x=0.06$ for LFAOF and $x=0.075$--0.15 for CFCAF). In LFAOF, both magnetism and superconductivity develop simultaneously below a common critical temperature, $T_m =~ T_c =~ 18$ K, where the magnetism is characterized by strong randomness. A similar, but more distinct segregation of these two phases is observed in CFCAF, where the magnetic phase retains $T_m$ as close to that of the parent compound ($T_c << T_m =~ 80$--120 K) and the superconducting volume fraction is proportional to the Co content $x$. The close relationship between magnetism and superconductivity is discussed based on these experimental observations. Concerning superconducting phase, an assessment is made on the anisotropy of order parameter in the superconducting state of LFAOF, CFCAF, and Ba$_{1-x}$K$_x$Fe$_2$As$_2$ (BKFA, $x=0.4$) based on the temperature dependence of superfluid density [$n_s(T)$] measured by muSR. The gap parameter, $2Δ/k_BT_c$, determined from $n_s(T)$ exhibits a tendency that hole-doped pnictides (BKFA) is much greater than those in electron-doped ones (LFAOF, CFCAF), suggesting difference in the coupling to bosons mediating the Cooper pairs between relevant $d$ electron bands.
dc.description20 pages, 11 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0812.2323
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0812.2323
dc.identifierNew J. Phys. 11, 035006 (2009)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/1367-2630/11/3/035006
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/225223
dc.subjectSuperconductivity
dc.subjectOther Condensed Matter
dc.titleCompetition/Coexisitence of Magnetism and Superconductivity in Iron Pnictides Probed by Muon Spin Rotation
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