Temperature-dependent resistivity is studied in single crystals of iron-arsenide superconductor Na1−δFe1−xCoxAs for electrical current directions along, ρa(T), and transverse, ρc(T), to the Fe-As layers. Doping with Co increases stability of this compound to reaction with the environment and suppresses numerous features in both ρa(T) and ρc(T) compared to the stoichiometric NaFeAs. Evolution of ρa(T) with x follows a universal trend observed in other pnictide superconductors, exhibiting a T-linear temperature dependence close to the optimal doping and development of T2 dependence upon further doping. ρc(T) in parent compound shows a non - monotonic behavior with a crossover from non-metallic resistivity increase on cooling from room temperature down to ∼ 80 K to a metallic decrease below this temperature. Both ρa(T) and ρc(T) show several correlated crossover - like features at T> 80 K. Despite a general trend towards more metallic behavior of inter - plane resistivity in Co-doped samples, the temperature of the crossover from insulating to metallic behavior (80 K) does not change much with doping.
@article{arxiv.1208.3646,
title = {Anisotropic resistivity of Na$_{1-\delta}$Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$As},
author = {N. Spyrison and M. A. Tanatar and Kyuil Cho and Y. Song and Pengcheng Dai and Chenglin Zhang and R. Prozorov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.3646},
year = {2015}
}