Correlation between linear resistivity and Tc in organic and pnictide superconductors

Autor: Doiron-Leyraud, Nicolas, Auban-Senzier, P., de Cotret, S. Rene, Sedeki, A., Bourbonnais, C., Jerome, D., Bechgaard, K., Taillefer, Louis
Rok vydání: 2009
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
Popis: A linear temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity as T -> 0 is the hallmark of quantum criticality in heavy-fermion metals and the archetypal normal-state property of high-Tc superconductors, yet in both cases it remains unexplained. We report a linear resistivity on the border of spin-density-wave order in the organic superconductor (TMTSF)2X (X = PF6, ClO4), whose strength scales with the superconducting temperature Tc. This scaling, also present in the pnictide superconductors, reveals an intimate connection between linear-T scattering and pairing, shown by renormalization group theory to arise from antiferromagnetic fluctuations, enhanced by the interference of superconducting correlations. Our results suggest that linear resistivity in general may be a consequence of such interference and pairing in overdoped high-Tc cuprates is driven by antiferromagnetic fluctuations, as in organic and pnictide superconductors.
Databáze: arXiv