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Probing the superconducting gap structure of (Li$_{1-x}$Fe$_x$)OHFeSe

Superconductivity 2017-07-07 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We report measurements of the London penetration depth [Δλ(T)\Delta\lambda(T)] of the recently discovered iron-based superconductor (Li1x_{1-x}Fex_x)OHFeSe, in order to characterize the nature of the superconducting gap structure. At low temperatures, Δλ(T)\Delta\lambda(T) displays nearly temperature independent behavior, indicating a fully open superconducting gap. We also analyze the superfluid density ρs(T)\rho_s(T) which cannot be well accounted for by a single-gap isotropic ss-wave model but are consistent with either two-gaps, a model for the orbital selective s×τ3s\times\tau_3 state or anisotropic ss-wave superconductivity.

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@article{arxiv.1706.04727,
  title  = {Probing the superconducting gap structure of (Li$_{1-x}$Fe$_x$)OHFeSe},
  author = {M. Smidman and G. M. Pang and H. X. Zhou and N. Z. Wang and W. Xie and Z. F. Weng and Y. Chen and X. L. Dong and X. H. Chen and Z. X. Zhao and H. Q. Yuan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.04727},
  year   = {2017}
}

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6 pages, 3 figures