Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2011-01-26
Phys. Rev. B 83, 144511 (2011)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
4 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.83.144511
Low temperature specific heat (SH) has been measured in K$_x$Fe$_{2-y}$Se$_2$ single crystals with T$_c$ = 32 K. The SH anomaly associated with the superconducting transition is moderate and sharp yielding a value of $\Delta C/T \mid_{T_c}$ = 11.6 $\pm$ 1.0 $mJ/mol K^2$. The residual SH coefficient $\gamma(0)$ in the superconducting state at T$\rightarrow$ 0 is very small with a value of about 0.39 $mJ/mol K^2$. The magnetic field induced enhancement of the low-T SH exhibits a rough linear feature indicating a nodeless gap. This is further supported by the scaling based on the s-wave approach of the low-T data at different magnetic fields. A rough estimate tells that the normal state SH coefficient $\gamma_n$ is about 6 $\pm$ 0.5 $mJ/mol K^2$ leading to $\Delta C/\gamma_nT\mid_{T_c}$ = 1.93 and placing this new superconductor in the strong coupling region.
Chen Genfu
He Jianbao
Li Chunhong
Shen Bing
Wang Duming
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