London penetration depth measurements in Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Ru$_x$)$_2$As$_2$ single crystals

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Abstract

The variation of the in-plane London penetration depth with temperature, $\Delta\lambda_{ab}(T)$, has been measured in Ba (Fe$_{1-x}$Ru$_x$)$_2$As$_2$ single crystals by using a tunnel diode resonator (TDR). The crystals were grown out of self- flux, with superconductivity stabilized for $x>0.2$ and the maximum $T_c\approx16$ K corresponding to $x\approx0.29$. The substitution of Ru for Fe in this compound is particularly interesting because it is isovalent, so that no additional charge carriers are added by the Ru. The low-temperature penetration depth has been found to exhibit a power law dependence, $\Delta\lambda_{ab}(T)\propto T^n$, with an $x$- dependent exponent, $n$. Using the penetration depth data, the superfluid density has been constructed and compared to known theoretical models for different superconducting pairing symmetries and impurity scattering limits. These results will be compared to previous measurements on different iron-based superconductors.

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Authors

  • Ryan Gordon

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA

  • M.A. Tanatar

    Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA, Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA 50011, U.S.A.

  • Alexander Thaler

    Ames Laboratory U.S. DOE and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Iowa State University and Ames Lab., Iowa State University/Ames Lab, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA

  • Ruslan Prozorov

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, ISU, Ames, IA 50011, USA, Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA 50011, USA