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Momentum-resolved superconducting gap in the bulk of Ba$_{1-x}$K$_{x}$Fe$_2$As$_2$ from combined ARPES and $\mu$SR measurements
- Source :
- New J. Phys. 11, 055069 (2009)
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Here we present a calculation of the temperature-dependent London penetration depth, $\lambda(T)$, in Ba$_{1-x}$K$_{x}$Fe$_2$As$_2$ (BKFA) on the basis of the electronic band structure [1,2] and momentum-dependent superconducting gap [3] extracted from angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) data. The results are compared to the direct measurements of $\lambda(T)$ by muon spin rotation ($\mu$SR) [4]. The value of $\lambda(T=0)$, calculated with \emph{no} adjustable parameters, equals 270 nm, while the directly measured one is 320 nm; the temperature dependence $\lambda(T)$ is also easily reproduced. Such agreement between the two completely different approaches allows us to conclude that ARPES studies of BKFA are bulk-representative. Our review of the available experimental studies of the superconducting gap in the new iron-based superconductors in general allows us to state that all hole-doped of them bear two nearly isotropic gaps with coupling constants $2\Delta/k_{\rm B}T_{\rm c}=2.5\pm1.5$ and $7\pm2$.
- Subjects :
- Condensed Matter - Superconductivity
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- New J. Phys. 11, 055069 (2009)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.0903.4362
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/11/5/055069