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Superconducting Order Parameter and Bosonic Mode in Hydrogen-Substituted NdFeAsO$_{0.6}$H$_{0.36}$ Revealed by Multiple Andreev Reflection Spectroscopy

Superconductivity 2019-10-18 v1

Abstract

Using intrinsic multiple Andreev reflections effect (IMARE) spectroscopy, we studied ballistic superconductor - normal metal - superconductor (SnS) contacts in layered oxypnictide superconductors NdFeAsO0.6_{0.6}H0.36_{0.36} with critical temperatures Tc=4548T_c = 45-48 K. We directly determined the magnitude of two bulk superconducting order parameters, the large gap ΔL10.4\Delta_L \approx 10.4 meV, and a possible small gap ΔS1.8\Delta_S \approx 1.8 meV, and their temperature dependence. Additionally, a resonant coupling with a characteristic bosonic mode was observed. The boson energy at 4.2 K, ε0=10.511.0\varepsilon_0 = 10.5-11.0 meV being less than the indirect gap (ΔL<ε0<ΔL+ΔS\Delta_L < \varepsilon_0 < \Delta_L +\Delta_S).

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@article{arxiv.1910.07589,
  title  = {Superconducting Order Parameter and Bosonic Mode in Hydrogen-Substituted NdFeAsO$_{0.6}$H$_{0.36}$ Revealed by Multiple Andreev Reflection Spectroscopy},
  author = {T. E. Kuzmicheva and S. A. Kuzmichev and N. D. Zhigadlo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.07589},
  year   = {2019}
}

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10 pages, 6 figures