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Electrodynamics of electron-doped iron pnictide superconductors: Normal-state properties

N. Barišić, D. Wu, M. Dressel, L. J. Li, G. H. Cao, Z. A. Xu

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.054518 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

The electrodynamic properties of Ba(Fe0.92Co0.08)2As2 and Ba(Fe0.95Ni0.05)2As2 single crystals have been investigated by reflectivity measurements in a wide frequency range. In the metallic state, the optical conductivity consists of a broad incoherent background and a narrow Drude-type component which determines the transport properties; only the latter contribution strongly depends on the composition and temperature. This subsystem reveals a T2 behavior in the dc resistivity and scattering rate disclosing a hidden Fermi-liquid behavior in the 122 iron pnictide family. An extended Drude analysis yields the frequency dependence of the effective mass (with m∗/mb≈5 in the static limit) and scattering rate that does not disclose a simple power law. The spectral weight shifts to lower energies upon cooling; a significant fraction is not recovered within the infrared range of frequencies.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
Ba(Fe0.92Co0.08)2As2

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25Pressure not reportedonset
Ba(Fe0.95Ni0.05)2As2

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20Pressure not reportedonset
BaNi2As2

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0.69Pressure not reportedunknown

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