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Comment on "Quantum Criticality and Nodal Superconductivity in the FeAs-Based Superconductor KFe$_2$As$_2$"

Superconductivity 2010-06-25 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

In a recent Letter [J. K. Dong et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 087005 (2010)], Dong \textit{et al}. have observed a T1.5T^{1.5} dependence of resistivity ρ\rho in KFe2_2As2_2 at the upper critical field Bc2B_{c2} = 5 T parallel to the c axis and have suggested the existence of a field-induced quantum critical point (QCP) at Bc2B_{c2}. In this comment, we argue that observation of a T1.5T^{1.5} dependence of ρ\rho in a sample showing broad resistive transitions does not constitute evidence for a QCP and that recent dHvA results do not support the proposed QCP.

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@article{arxiv.1005.3868,
  title  = {Comment on "Quantum Criticality and Nodal Superconductivity in the FeAs-Based Superconductor KFe$_2$As$_2$"},
  author = {Taichi Terashima and Motoi Kimata and Nobuyuki Kurita and Hidetaka Satsukawa and Atsushi Harada and Kaori Hazama and Motoharu Imai and Akira Sato and Kunihiro Kihou and Chul-Ho Lee and Hijiri Kito and Hiroshi Eisaki and Akira Iyo and Taku Saito and Hideto Fukazawa and Yoh Kohori and Hisatomo Harima and Shinya Uji},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.3868},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

3 pages, 2 figures + 1 supplemental figure, to be published in PRL