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Temperature dependence of the lower critical field Hc1(T) evidences nodeless superconductivity in FeSe
Abdel-Hafiez, M.; Ge, J.; Vasiliev, A.N. et al.
2013In Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter, 88, p. 174512
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Keywords :
superconductivity; iron selenide; multiband superconductivity
Abstract :
[en] We investigate the temperature dependence of the lower critical fi eld Hc1(T) of a high-quality FeSe single crystal under static magnetic fields H parallel to the c axis. The temperature dependence of the first vortex penetration fi eld has been experimentally obtained by two independent methods and the corresponding Hc1(T) was deduced by taking into account demagnetization factors. A pronounced change of the Hc1(T) curvature is observed, which is attributed to multiband superconductivity. The London penetration depth Lambda_ab(T) calculated from the lower critical field does not follow an exponential behavior at low temperatures, as it would be expected for a fully gapped clean s-wave superconductor. Using either a two-band model with s-wave-like gaps of magnitudes Delta_1 = 0.41 +- 0.1meV and Delta_2 = 3.33+- 0.25meV or a single anisotropic s-wave order parameter, the temperature-dependence of the lower critical eld Hc1(T) can be well described. These observations clearly show that the superconducting energy gap in FeSe is nodeless.
Disciplines :
Physics
Author, co-author :
Abdel-Hafiez, M.;  Université de Liège - ULiège
Ge, J.;  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KUL
Vasiliev, A.N.;  M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
Chareev, D.A.;  Institute of Experimental Mineralogy, Russian Academy of Sciences
Van de Vondel, J.;  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KUL
Moshchalkov, V.V.;  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KUL
Silhanek, Alejandro  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique de la matière condensée
Language :
English
Title :
Temperature dependence of the lower critical field Hc1(T) evidences nodeless superconductivity in FeSe
Publication date :
18 November 2013
Journal title :
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter
ISSN :
0163-1829
eISSN :
1095-3795
Publisher :
American Institute of Physics, New York, United States - New York
Volume :
88
Pages :
174512
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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