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Pressure effects on the superconducting thin film Ba$_{1-x}$K$_{x}$Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$

Superconductivity 2012-07-26 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We report electrical resistivity measurements on a high-quality Ba1x_{1-x}Kx_{x}Fe2_{2}As2_{2} thin film (x=0.4x=0.4) under pressure. The superconducting transition temperature (=39.95 K) of the optimally-doped thin film shows a dome shape with pressure, reaching a maximal value 40.8 K at 11.8 kbar. The unusually high superconducting transition temperature and its anomalous pressure dependence are ascribed to a lattice mismatch between the LaAlO3_3 substrate and the thin film. The local temperature exponent of the resistivity (n=dlnΔρ/dlnTn=d\text{ln}\Delta\rho/d\text{ln}T) shows a funnel shape around the optimal pressure, suggesting that fluctuations associated with the anomalous normal state are responsible for high-temperature superconductivity.

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@article{arxiv.1207.3826,
  title  = {Pressure effects on the superconducting thin film Ba$_{1-x}$K$_{x}$Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$},
  author = {Eunsung Park and Nam Hoon Lee and Won Nam Kang and Tuson Park},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.3826},
  year   = {2012}
}

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To appear in Appl. Phys. Lett