Synthesis and physical properties of $\rm\bf LaO_{1-x}F_xFeAs$

Details Synthesis and physical properties of $\rm\bf LaO_{1-x}F_xFeAs$ Synthesis and physical properties of $\rm\bf LaO_{1-x}F_xFeAs$

2008-11-26

arxiv.org/abs/0811.4436v2

Eur. Phys. J. B 70, 461-468 (2009)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

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We have prepared the newly discovered Fe-based superconducting material $\rm LaO_{1-x}F_xFeAs$ ($0\leq x\leq 0.2$) in polycrystalline form and have investigated the samples by means of structural, thermodynamic and transport measurements. Our investigations reveal a non superconducting phase at $0\leq x\lesssim0.04$ which for $x=0$ is characterized by a structural transition towards an orthorhombic distortion at $T_s\approx 160$ K and antiferromagnetic spin order at $T_N\approx138$ K. Both transitions lead to strong anomalies in various transport properties as well as in magnetization and in specific heat. Remarkably, the transition temperatures are only weakly doping dependent up $x\lesssim 0.04$. However, the transitions are abruptly suppressed at $x\geq0.05$ in favour of a superconducting phase with a critical temperature $T_c\gtrsim 20$ K. Upon further increasing the F-doping $T_c$ increases up to a maximum of $T_c=26.8$ K at $x=0.1$ which is followed by a decrease down to $T_c\approx10$ K at $x\geq0.15$.

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