We investigated four single crystals of K-doped BaFe2As2 (Ba-122), Ba1−xKxFe2As2 with x = 0.29, 0.36, 0.40, and 0.51, using infrared spectroscopy. We explored a wide variety of doping levels, from under- to overdoped. We obtained the superfluid plasma frequencies (Ωsp) and corresponding London penetration depths (λL) from the measured optical conductivity spectra. We also extracted the electron-boson spectral density (EBSD) functions using a two-parallel charge transport channel approach in the superconducting (SC) state. From the extracted EBSD functions, the maximum SC transition temperatures (TcMax) were determined using a generalized McMillan formula and the SC coherence lengths (ξSC) were calculated using the timescales encoded in the EBSD functions and reported Fermi velocities. We identified some similarities and differences in the doping-dependent SC quantities between the K-doped Ba-122 and the hole-doped cuprates. We expect that the various SC quantities obtained across the wide doping range will provide helpful information for establishing the microscopic pairing mechanism in Fe-pnictide superconductors.
@article{arxiv.2308.06875,
title = {Doping-dependent superconducting physical quantities of K-doped BaFe$_2$As$_2$ obtained through infrared spectroscopy},
author = {Seokbae Lee and Yu-Seong Seo and Seulki Roh and Dongjoon Song and Hiroshi Eisaki and Jungseek Hwang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.06875},
year = {2023}
}