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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

Authors :
Evtushinsky, D. V.
Inosov, D. S.
Zabolotnyy, V. B.
Viazovska, M. S.
Khasanov, R.
Amato, A.
Klauss, H. -H.
Luetkens, H.
Niedermayer, Ch.
Sun, G. L.
Hinkov, V.
Lin, C. T.
Varykhalov, A.
Koitzsch, A.
Knupfer, M.
Büchner, B.
Kordyuk, A. A.
Borisenko, S. V.
Source :
New J. Phys. 11, 055069 (2009)
Publication Year :
2009

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 $7\pm2$.

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