Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2008-12-30
Phys. Rev. B 79, 094507 (2009)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.79.094507
Anisotropies of electrical resistivity, upper critical field, London penetration depth and critical currents have been measured in single crystals of the optimally doped iron pnictide superconductor Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$)$_2$As$_2$, $x$=0.074 and $T_c \sim$23 K. The normal state resistivity anisotropy was obtained by employing both the Montgomery technique and direct measurements on samples cut along principal crystallographic directions. The ratio $\gamma_{\rho} = \rho_c /\rho_a$ is about 4$\pm$1 just above $T_c$ and becomes half of that at room temperature. The anisotropy of the upper critical field, $\gamma_{H} = H_{c2,ab} /H_{c2,c} $, as determined from specific heat measurements close to $T_c$, is in the range of 2.1 to 2.6, depending on the criterion used. A comparable low anisotropy of the London penetration depth, $\gamma_{\lambda}=\lambda_{c}/\lambda_{ab}$, was recorded from TDR measurements and found to persist deep into the superconducting state. An anisotropy of comparable magnitude was also found in the critical currents, $\gamma_j=j_{c,ab}/j_{c,c}$, as determined from both direct transport measurements ($\sim$1.5) and from the analysis of the magnetization data ($\sim$3). Overall, our results show that iron pnictide superconductors manifest anisotropies consistent with essentially three-dimensional intermetallic compound and bear little resemblance to cuprates.
Bud'ko Sergey L.
Canfield Paul. C.
Gordon R. T.
Kim Hungsoo
Kogan Vladimir G.
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