Doping dependent evolution of magnetism and superconductivity in Eu1-xKxFe2As2 (x = 0-1) and temperature dependence of lower critical field Hc1

Details Doping dependent evolution of magnetism and superconductivity in Eu1-xKxFe2As2 (x = 0-1) and temperature dependence of lower critical field Hc1 Doping dependent evolution of magnetism and superconductivity in Eu1-xKxFe2As2 (x = 0-1) and temperature dependence of lower critical field Hc1

2011-05-13

arxiv.org/abs/1105.2756v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

17 pages, 10 figures

Scientific paper

We have synthesized the polycrystalline samples of Eu1-xKxFe2As2 (x = 0-1) and carried out systematic characterization using x-ray diffraction, ac & dc magnetic susceptibility, and electrical resistivity measurements. We have seen a clear signature of the coexistence of superconducting transition (Tc = 5.5 K) with SDW ordering in our under doped sample viz. x = 0.15. The spin density wave transition observed in EuFe2As2 get completely suppressed at x = 0.3 and superconductivity arises below 20 K. Superconducting transition temperature Tc increases with increase in K content and a maximum Tc = 33 K is reached for x = 0.5, beyond which it decreases again. The doping dependent T(x) phase diagram is extracted from the magnetic and electrical transport data. It is found that magnetic ordering of Eu-moments coexists with superconductivity up to x = 0.6. The isothermal magnetization data taken at 2 K for the doped samples suggest 2+ valence states of Eu ions. We also present the temperature dependence of the lower critical field Hc1 of superconducting polycrystalline samples. The value of Hc1(0) obtained for x = 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7 after taking the demagnetization factor into account is 248, 385, and 250 Oe, respectively. The London penetration depth {\lambda}(T) calculated from the lower critical field does not show exponential behaviour at low temperature, as would be expected for a fully gapped clean s-wave superconductor. In contrast, it shows a T2 power-law feature down to T = 0.4 Tc, as observed in Ba1-xKxFe2As2 and BaFe2-xCoxAs2.

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