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Microscopic Parameters from High-Resolution Specific Heat Measurements on Overdoped BaFe$_{2}$(As$_{1-x}$P$_{x}$)$_{2}$ Single Crystals

Superconductivity 2016-01-27 v1

Abstract

We investigate the electronic specific heat of overdoped BaFe2_{2}(As1x_{1-x}Px_{x})2_{2} single crystals in the superconducting state using high-resolution nanocalorimetry. From the measurements, we extract the doping dependence of the condensation energy, superconducting gap Δ\Delta, and related microscopic parameters. We find that the anomalous scaling of the specific heat jump ΔCTc3\Delta C \propto T_{\mathrm{c}}^3, found in many iron-based superconductors, in this system originates from a TcT_\mathrm{c}-dependent ratio Δ/kBTc\Delta/k_\mathrm{B}T_\mathrm{c} in combination with a doping-dependent density of states N(εF)N(\varepsilon_\mathrm{F}). A clear enhancement is seen in the effective mass mm^{*} as the composition approaches the value that has been associated with a quantum critical point at optimum doping. However, a simultaneous increase in the superconducting carrier concentration nsn_\mathrm{s} maintains the superfluid density, yielding an apparent penetration depth λ\lambda that decreases with increasing TcT_\mathrm{c} without sharp divergence at the quantum critical point. Uemura scaling indicates that TcT_\mathrm{c} is governed by the Fermi temperature TFT_\mathrm{F} for this multi-band system.

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@article{arxiv.1503.04088,
  title  = {Microscopic Parameters from High-Resolution Specific Heat Measurements on Overdoped BaFe$_{2}$(As$_{1-x}$P$_{x}$)$_{2}$ Single Crystals},
  author = {Z. Diao and D. Campanini and L. Fang and W. K. Kwok and U. Welp and A. Rydh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.04088},
  year   = {2016}
}

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5 pages, 3 figures