Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2008-11-28
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
5 pages, 4 figures. Orientation significantly updated from previous (0811.4668v1) reflecting new theoretical understanding of
Scientific paper
The sign and profile of the thermal Hall conductivity $\kappa_{xy}$ gives important insights into the gap structure of multi-band superconductors. With this perspective, we have investigated $\kappa_{xy}$ and the thermal conductivity $\kappa_{xx}$ in $\rm Ba_{1-x}K_xFe_2As_2$ which display large peak anomalies in the superconducting state. The anomalies imply that a large hole-like quasiparticle (qp) population exists below the critical temperature $T_c$. We show that the qp mean-free-path inferred from $\kappa_{xx}$ reproduces the observed anomaly in $\kappa_{xy}$, providing a consistent estimate of a large qp population. Further, we demonstrate that the hole-like signal is consistent with a theoretical scenario where despite potentially large gap variations on the electron pockets, the minimal homogeneous gap of the superconducting phase resides at a hole pocket. Implications for probing the gap structure in the broader class of pnictide superconductors are discussed.
Checkelsky Joseph G.
Chen Guo-Feng
Li Lu
Luo Jian-Lin
Ong N. P.
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