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Superconductivity and Field-Induced Magnetism in SrFe_1.75Co_0.25As_2

Superconductivity 2015-05-13 v2

Abstract

Using muon-spin rotation, we studied the in-plane (\lambda_ab) and the out of plane (\lambda_c) magnetic field penetration depth in SrFe_1.75Co_0.25As_2 (T_c=13.3 K). Both \lambda_ab(T) and \lambda_c(T) are consistent with the presence of two superconducting gaps with the gap to T_c ratios 2\Delta/k_BT_c=7.2 and 2.7. The penetration depth anisotropy \gamma_\lambda=\lambda_c/\lambda_ab increases from \gamma_\lambda=2.1 at T_c to 2.7 at 1.6 K. The mean internal field in the superconducting state increases with decreasing temperature, just opposite to the diamagnetic response seen in magnetization experiments. This unusual behavior suggests that the external field induces a magnetic order which is maintained throughout the whole sample volume.

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@article{arxiv.0903.1270,
  title  = {Superconductivity and Field-Induced Magnetism in SrFe_1.75Co_0.25As_2},
  author = {R. Khasanov and A. Maisuradze and H. Maeter and A. Kwadrin and H. Luetkens and A. Amato and W. Schnelle and H. Rosner and A. Leithe-Jasper and H. -H. Klauss},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.1270},
  year   = {2015}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures