In order to clarify the origin of anomalous superconductivity in (Ca,RE)Fe2As2 system, Pr doped and Pr,Co co-doped CaFe2As2 single crystals were grown by the FeAs flux method. These samples showed two-step superconducting transition with Tc1 = 25~42 K, and Tc2 < 16 K, suggesting that (Ca,RE)Fe2As2 system has two superconducting components. Post-annealing performed for these crystals in evacuated quartz ampoules at various temperatures revealed that post-annealing at ~400°C increased the c-axis length for all samples. This indicates that as-grown crystals have a certain level of strain, which is released by post-annealing at ~400°C. Superconducting properties also changed dramatically by post-annealing. After annealing at 400°C, some of the co-doped samples showed large superconducting volume fraction corresponding to the perfect diamagnetism below Tc2 and high Jc values of 104~105 Acm-2 at 2 K in low field, indicating the bulk superconductivity of (Ca,RE)Fe2As2 phase occurred below Tc2. On the contrary, the superconducting volume fraction above Tc2 was always very small, suggesting that 40 K-class superconductivity observed in this system is originating in the local superconductivity in the crystal.
Cobalt-dimer Nitrides -- a Potential Novel Family of High Temperature Superconductors
我们预测由[Co $_2$ N $_2$ ] $^{2-}$类金刚石单元形成的正方形晶格层具有高温超导性。该层出现在稳定的三元氮化钴BaCo $_2$ N $_2$中。该材料的电子物理源于Co $_2$ N $_2$层,其中二聚Co对形成正方形晶格。费米能附近的低能物理可用有效双轨道模型描述。在不考虑层间耦合的情况下,两个轨道有效地解耦。这种电子结构满足了为非常规高温超导体提出的“基因”特征。我们预测,主要的超导配对不稳定性是由空穴掺杂从扩展的$s$波(s $^\pm$)驱动到$d$波的,例如Ba $_{1-x}$ K $_x$ Co $_2$ N $_2$ .该研究为建立非常规高温超导机制提供了新的平台。
Effect of annealing on the specific heat of Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2
我们报告的温度和电子掺杂的Ba(Fe $_{1-x}$ Co $_{x}$)$_{2}$ As $_{2}$的低温比热场依赖性的退火的效果下(x = 0.045),最佳(x = 0.08)和过度掺杂(x = 0.105和0.14)制度。我们观察到退火显著地改善了Ba(Fe $_{1-x}$ Co $_{x}$)$_{2}$ As $_{2}$的某些超导特性。在超导状态下,它显著地增加了$T_{c}$,降低了$γ_{0}$,并在很低的温度下抑制了Schottky贡献。改进的样品质量允许更好地识别这些材料的超导能隙结构。我们研究了掺杂和退火的影响在一个自洽的框架内扩展的s波配对的情况。在最佳掺杂,我们的数据表明,样品是完全带隙的,而对于下和过掺杂的样品显着的低能量激发可能与节点结构保持一致。样品质量的差异为许多技术观察到的低温幂律变化提供了一个自然的解释。
Differentiation of electron doping and oxygen reduction in electron-doped cuprates
Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo(东京大学固体离子体研究所);Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Sophia University(上智大学理工学部);Department of Applied Physics, Tohoku University(东北大学应用物理系);UVSOR Synchrotron Facility, Institute for Molecular Science(分子科学研究所UVSOR同步辐射设施)
Evolution of the nematic susceptibility in LaFe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$AsO
在一系列铁基超导体中识别出电子向列性提出了它与超导性和其他有序状态的关系的问题。本文报道了LaFe $_{1-x}$ Co $_x$ AsO单晶的弹性电阻率研究。所有的晶体在四方相都表现出类似Curie-Weiss的磁化率。提取的超导温度是单调抑制钴掺杂,并改变周围的最佳掺杂水平的符号,表明超导圆顶下可能的超导量子临界点。磁化率的幅值呈现出独特的双峰特征。这可以解释为不同的贡献的磁化率,这是放大在不同的掺杂水平的LaFe $_{1-x}$ Co $_x$ AsO的组合效应。
Superconductivity by transition metal doping in Ca$_{10}$(Fe$_{1-x}$M$_x$As)$_{10}$(Pt$_3$As$_8$) (M = Co, Ni, Cu)
我们报道了在1038相母体化合物Ca $_{10}$(FeAs)$_{10}$中成功地用钴、镍和铜取代铁(Pt $_3$作为$_8$),产生Ca $_{10}$(Fe $_{1-x}$ Co $_x$ As)$_{10}$(铂$_3$作为$_8$),钙$_{10}$(Fe $_{1-x}$ Ni $_x$ As)$_{10}$(Pt $_3$ As $_8$)和Ca $_{10}$(Fe $_{1-x}$ Cu $_x$ As)$_{10}$(Pt $_3$ As $_8$)。在Co和Ni掺杂的化合物中诱导超导电性,达到高达15 K的临界温度,类似于已知的Pt取代的Ca $_{10}$(Fe $_{1-x}$ Pt $_x$ As)$_{10}$(Pt $_3$ As $_8$),而在Ca $_{10}$(Fe $_{1-x}$ Cu $_x$ As)$_{10}$(Pt $_3$ As $_8$)中没有检测到超导电性。所获得的Tc(x)相图与其他砷化铁超导体的相图非常相似,表明尽管1038型化合物的结构更复杂,但具有相当普遍的行为,其中物理性质主要由FeAs层决定。
$a-b$ Plane Point Contact Spectroscopy measurements of optimally Cobalt doped Ba-122 iron-pnictide superconductors
点接触能谱(PCS)是一种能揭示超导能隙($Δ$)大小和对称性的技术,对铁基超导体等新材料的研究特别有用。PCS通常与扩展的Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk(BTK)模型结合使用,BTK模型用于从在非常规超导体上获得的PCS数据中提取诸如$Δ$中的节点的存在的信息。BTK模型使用无量纲参数$Z$来量化穿过正常金属-超导体结的势垒强度。我们使用PCS的一个独特功能,允许$Z$的变化,以获得有关$Δ$的关键信息。我们报告了我们对铁基超导体BaFe $_{2-x}$ Co $_{x}$ As $_{2}$单晶的$Z$依赖的$a-b$平面PCS测量。我们的测量表明BaFe $_{2-x}$ Co $_{x}$ As $_{2}$($x$ =0.148)是一个不含节点的双能隙超导体.依赖于$Z$的点接触光谱排除了纯$d$对称性,并且在最佳掺杂下的间隙具有可忽略的各向异性。
Electronic Structure of Ce-Doped and -Undoped Nd$_2$CuO$_4$ Superconducting Thin Films Studied by Hard X-ray Photoemission and Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy