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Possible superconductivity above 25 K in single crystalline Co-doped BaFe$_{2}$As$_{2}$

Superconductivity 2009-11-13 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We present superconducting properties of single crystalline Ba(Fe0.9_{0.9}Co0.1_{0.1})2_{2}As2_{2} by measuring magnetization, resistivity, upper critical field, Hall coefficient, and magneto-optical images. The magnetization measurements reveal fish-tail hysteresis loop at high temperatures and relatively high critical current density above Jc=105J_{c}=10^{5} A/cm2^{2} at low temperatures. Upper critical field determined by resistive transition is anisotropic with anisotropic parameter \sim 3.5. Hall effect measurements indicate that Ba(Fe0.9_{0.9}Co0.1_{0.1})2_{2}As2_{2} is a multiband system and the mobility of electron is dominant. The magneto-optical imaging reveals prominent Bean-like penetration of vortices although there is a slight inhomogeneity in a sample. Moreover, we find a distinct superconductivity above 25 K, which leads us to speculate that higher transition temperature can be realized by fine tuning Co-doping level.

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@article{arxiv.0811.2621,
  title  = {Possible superconductivity above 25 K in single crystalline Co-doped BaFe$_{2}$As$_{2}$},
  author = {Yasuyuki Nakajima and Toshihiro Taen and Tsuyoshi Tamegai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0811.2621},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 5 figures