The Unusual Superconducting State at 49 K in Electron-Doped CaFe2As2 at Ambient

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2011-06-10

arxiv.org/abs/1106.2157v2

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 108, 15705 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

11 pages, 8 figures

Scientific paper

10.1073/pnas.1112150108

We report the detection of unusual superconductivity up to 49 K in single crystalline CaFe2As2 via electron-doping by partial replacement of Ca by rare-earth. The superconducting transition observed suggests the possible existence of two phases: one starting at ~ 49 K, which has a low critical field ~ 4 Oe, and the other at ~ 21 K, with a much higher critical field > 5 T. Our observations are in strong contrast to previous reports of doping or pressurizing layered compounds AeFe2As2 (or Ae122), where Ae = Ca, Sr or Ba. In Ae122, hole-doping has been previously observed to generate superconductivity with a transition temperature (Tc) only up to 38 K and pressurization has been reported to produce superconductivity with a Tc up to 30 K. The unusual 49 K phase detected will be discussed.

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