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Doping-dependent superconducting gap anisotropy in the two-dimensional pnictide Ca10(Pt3As8)[(Fe1-xPtx)2As2]5

Author(s): Cho, Kyuil; Tanatar, Makariy A.; Kim, Hyunjeong; Straszheim, Warren E.; Ni, Ni; et al

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Abstract: The characteristic features of the Ca 10(Pt 3As 8)[(Fe 1-xPt x) 2As 2] 5 (the "10-3-8" phase) superconductor are triclinic symmetry, high anisotropy, and a clear separation of superconducting and antiferromagnetic regions in the T versus doping (x) phase diagram, which enables the superconducting gap to be studied without complications due to the coexisting magnetic order. The London penetration depth, measured on the underdoped side of the superconducting "dome" (x= 0.028, 0.041, 0.042, and 0.097), shows behavior remarkably similar to other Fe-based superconductors, exhibiting a robust power law, Δλ(T)=ATn. The exponent n decreases from 2.36 (x= 0.097, close to the optimal doping) to 1.7 (x= 0.028, a heavily underdoped composition), suggesting that the superconducting gap becomes more anisotropic at the dome edge. A similar trend is found in the lower anisotropy BaFe 2As 2 ("122") -based superconductors, implying that it is an intrinsic property, unrelated to the coexistence of magnetic order and superconductivity or the anisotropy of the normal state. © 2012 American Physical Society.
Publication Date: Jan-2012
Electronic Publication Date: 18-Jan-2012
Citation: Cho, K., Tanatar, M.A., Kim, H., Straszheim, W.E., Ni, N., Cava, R.J., Prozorov, R. (2012). Doping-dependent superconducting gap anisotropy in the two-dimensional pnictide Ca10(Pt3As8)[(Fe1-xPtx)2As2]5. Physical Review B, 85 (2), 10.1103/PhysRevB.85.020504
DOI: doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.85.020504
ISSN: 1098-0121
EISSN: 1550-235X
Pages: 85.2:020504-1 -020504-4
Type of Material: Journal Article
Journal/Proceeding Title: Physical Review B
Version: Final published version. This is an open access article.
Notes: Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. Volume 85, Issue 2, 18 January 2012, Article number 020504.



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