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Superfluid density in the $s_{\pm}$-wave state of clean iron-based superconductors

Superconductivity 2015-06-05 v2

Abstract

Based on a phenomenological model and the Kubo formula, we investigate the superfluid density ρs(T)\rho_s(T) and then the penetration depth λ(T)\lambda(T) of the iron-based superconductors in the coexistence region of the spin-density-wave(SDW) and superconductivity, and also in the over-doped region. Our calculations show a dramatic increase of λ(0)\lambda(0) with the decrease of the doping concentration xx below x=0.1x=0.1. This result is consistent with the experimental observations. At low temperatures, ρ(T)\rho(T) shows an exponential-law behavior, while at higher temperatures, the linear-in-TT behavior is dominant before it trends to vanish. The evolution of Δλ(T)\Delta\lambda(T) can be roughly fitted by a exponential function at overdoped levels while in other doping range it is a power-law function with the exponent depending on the doping concentration. We show that the Uemura relation holds for the iron-based superconductors only at very low doping levels.

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@article{arxiv.1205.5086,
  title  = {Superfluid density in the $s_{\pm}$-wave state of clean iron-based superconductors},
  author = {Huaixiang Huang and Yi Gao and Jian-Xin Zhu and C. S. Ting},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.5086},
  year   = {2015}
}

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prl 109 187007 2012