Pressure shift of the superconducting T$_{c}$ of (Pr$_{1-x }$Sr$_{x})$FeAsO and Sm(O$_{1-x}$F$_{x})$FeAs

ORAL

Abstract

Pressure plays important role in discovery and unraveling physics of novel superconductors.High Tc iron-based layered compounds can be obtained by hole/electron-doping.To determine if a symmetry between electron and hole-doping exists,we investigated pressure-induced shift in T$_{c}$ by carryingout resistivity measurements under hydrostatic pressure on hole-doped Pr$_{1-x }$Sr$_{x}$FeAsO up to 1.8GPa using piston-cylinder clamp cell device.The coexistence of superconductivity {\&} spin-density wave behavior were observed and pressure effects on both being investigated. Four probe resistance measurements show T$_{c}$ increases (+dT$_{c}$/dP) with pressure for under-doped Pr$_{1-x}$Sr$_{x}$FeAsO similar to high-T$_{c}$ cuprates. High pressure can compress crystalline structure of material and force its layers to be closer,which might increase material's T$_{c}$ by improving pressure-induced charge transfer between (Fe$_{2}$As$_{2})$ and (Pr/Sr)O layers. The pressure effect on T$_{c}$ of Pr$_{1-x }$Sr$_{x}$FeAsO is being compared with that of electron doped Sm(O$_{1-x}$F$_{x})$FeAs. The results suggest a symmetry appear to exist between electron and hole-doping Fe-pnictide superconductors.

Authors

  • Kalyan Sasmal

    Department of Physics, TcSUH, University of Houston

  • G. Mu

    Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Haihu Wen

    Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Laboratory for Superconductivity, IOP

  • Bernd Lorenz

    Department of Physics and TcSUH at the University of Houston, Department of Physics, TcSUH, University of Houston, Univ of Houston, TCSUH and Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77024-5002, USA, Dept. of Physics and TcSUH, University of Houston

  • Paul C. W. Chu

    Texas Center for Superconductivity at University of Houston and Department of Physics,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Department of Physics and TcSUH at the University of Houston; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Department of Physics, TcSUH, University of Houston and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Dept. of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5002, Univ of Houston, TCSUH and Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77024-5002, USA, Department of Physics and TcSUH, University of Houston, Dept. of Physics and TcSUH, University of Houston, Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory