Nodeless two-gap superconducting state in single crystals of the stoichiometric iron pnictide LiFeAs

H. Kim; M. A. Tanatar; Yoo Jang Song; Yong Seung Kwon; R. Prozorov

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.83.100502

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Nodeless two-gap superconducting state in single crystals of the stoichiometric iron pnictide LiFeAs

H. Kim, M. A. Tanatar, Yoo Jang Song, Yong Seung Kwon, R. Prozorov

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.100502 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

The variations of in- and inter-plane London penetration depths, Δλ(T), were measured using a tunnel diode resonator in single crystals of the intrinsic pnictide superconductor LiFeAs. This compound appears to be in the clean limit with a residual resistivity of 4 (T→0) to 8 (Tc) μΩ cm and a residual resistivity ratio of 65 to 35, respectively. The superfluid density ρs(T)=λ2(0)/λ2(T) is well described by the self-consistent two-gap γ model. Together with the previous data, our results support the universal evolution of the superconducting gap from nodeless to nodal upon departure from optimal doping even in clean systems. We also conclude that pair-breaking scattering plays an important role in the deviation of the low-temperature behavior of λ(T) from the exponential in Fe-based compounds.

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Formula	Reported Tc (K)	Pressure (GPa)	Type
LiFeAs Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	18	Pressure not reported	onset
LiFeAs Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	18	Pressure not reported	unknown