Direct Evidence of Two Superconducting Gaps in FeSe$_{0.5}$Te$_{0.5}$: SnS-Andreev Spectroscopy and Lower Critical Field

Autor: Kuzmicheva, T. E., Kuzmichev, S. A., Sadakov, A. V., Muratov, A. V., Usoltsev, A. S., Martovitsky, V. P., Shipilov, A. R., Chareev, D. A., Mitrofanova, E. S., Pudalov, V. M.
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: JETP Letters 104, 852 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1134/S0021364016240048
Popis: We present direct measurements of the superconducting order parameter in nearly optimal FeSe$_{0.5}$Te$_{0.5}$ single crystals with critical temperature $T_C \approx 14$ K. Using intrinsic multiple Andreev reflection effect (IMARE) spectroscopy and measurements of lower critical field, we directly determined two superconducting gaps, $\Delta_L \approx 3.3 - 3.4$ meV and $\Delta_S \approx 1$ meV, and their temperature dependences. We show that a two-band model fits well the experimental data. The estimated electron-boson coupling constants indicate a strong intraband and a moderate interband interaction.
Databáze: arXiv