Anisotropy of the Optimally-Doped Iron Pnictide Superconductor Ba(Fe0.926Co0.074)2As2
| dc.creator | Tanatar, M. A. | |
| dc.creator | Ni, N. | |
| dc.creator | Martin, C. | |
| dc.creator | Gordon, R. T. | |
| dc.creator | Kim, H. | |
| dc.creator | Kogan, V. G. | |
| dc.creator | Samolyuk, G. D. | |
| dc.creator | Bud'ko, S. L. | |
| dc.creator | Canfield, P. C. | |
| dc.creator | Prozorov, R. | |
| dc.date | 2008-12-30 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T12:49:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T12:49:33Z | |
| dc.description | Anisotropies of electrical resistivity, upper critical field, London penetration depth and critical currents have been measured in single crystals of the optimally doped iron pnictide superconductor Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$)$_2$As$_2$, $x$=0.074 and $T_c \sim$23 K. The normal state resistivity anisotropy was obtained by employing both the Montgomery technique and direct measurements on samples cut along principal crystallographic directions. The ratio $γ_ρ = ρ_c /ρ_a$ is about 4$\pm$1 just above $T_c$ and becomes half of that at room temperature. The anisotropy of the upper critical field, $γ_{H} = H_{c2,ab} /H_{c2,c} $, as determined from specific heat measurements close to $T_c$, is in the range of 2.1 to 2.6, depending on the criterion used. A comparable low anisotropy of the London penetration depth, $γ_λ=λ_{c}/λ_{ab}$, was recorded from TDR measurements and found to persist deep into the superconducting state. An anisotropy of comparable magnitude was also found in the critical currents, $γ_j=j_{c,ab}/j_{c,c}$, as determined from both direct transport measurements ($\sim$1.5) and from the analysis of the magnetization data ($\sim$3). Overall, our results show that iron pnictide superconductors manifest anisotropies consistent with essentially three-dimensional intermetallic compound and bear little resemblance to cuprates. | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0812.4991 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.4991 | |
| dc.identifier | Phys. Rev. B 79, 094507 (2009) | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.79.094507 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/222440 | |
| dc.subject | Superconductivity | |
| dc.subject | Strongly Correlated Electrons | |
| dc.title | Anisotropy of the Optimally-Doped Iron Pnictide Superconductor Ba(Fe0.926Co0.074)2As2 | |
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