Weak superconducting pairing and a single isotropic energy gap in stoichiometric LiFeAs

Details Weak superconducting pairing and a single isotropic energy gap in stoichiometric LiFeAs Weak superconducting pairing and a single isotropic energy gap in stoichiometric LiFeAs

2010-02-19

arxiv.org/abs/1002.3806v2

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 187001 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

4 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.187001

We report superconducting (SC) properties of stoichiometric LiFeAs (Tc = 17 K) studied by small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and angle-resolved photoemission (ARPES). Although the vortex lattice exhibits no long-range order, well-defined SANS rocking curves indicate better ordering than in chemically doped 122-compounds. The London penetration depth of 210 nm, determined from the magnetic field dependence of the form factor, is compared to that calculated from the ARPES band structure with no adjustable parameters. Its temperature dependence is best described by a single isotropic SC gap of 3.0 meV, which agrees with the ARPES value of 3.1 meV and corresponds to the ratio 2Delta/kTc = 4.1, approaching the weak-coupling limit predicted by the BCS theory. This classifies LiFeAs as a weakly coupled single-gap superconductor, similar to conventional metals.

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