Ion-Selective Scattering Studied Using the Variable-Energy Electron Irradiation in the Ba0.2K0.8Fe2As2 Superconductor

Autor: Prozorov, Kyuil Cho, Marcin Kończykowski, Makariy A. Tanatar, Igor I. Mazin, Yong Liu, Thomas A. Lograsso, Ruslan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Materials; Volume 16; Issue 13; Pages: 4520
ISSN: 1996-1944
DOI: 10.3390/ma16134520
Popis: Low-temperature variable-energy electron irradiation was used to induce non-magnetic disorder in a single crystal of a hole-doped iron-based superconductor, Ba1−xKxFe2As2, x = 0.80. To avoid systematic errors, the beam energy was adjusted non-consequently for five values between 1.0 and 2.5 MeV when sample resistance was measured in situ at 22 K. For all energies, the resistivity raises linearly with the irradiation fluence suggesting the creation of uncorrelated dilute point-like disorder (confirmed by simulations). The rate of the resistivity increase peaks at energies below 1.5 MeV. Comparison with calculated partial cross-sections points to the predominant creation of defects in the iron sublattice. Simultaneously, superconducting Tc, measured separately between the irradiation runs, is monotonically suppressed as expected, since it depends on the total scattering rate, hence on the total cross-section, which is a monotonically increasing function of the energy. Our work experimentally confirms an often-made assumption of the dominant role of the iron sub-lattice in iron-based superconductors.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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