Probing the Superconducting Order Parameter of Co-doped BaFe$_2$As$_2$ by Josephson Interferometry

ORAL

Abstract

We probe the superconducting order parameter in Co-doped BaFe$_2$As$_2$ (Ba122) single crystals via measurements of the critical current of Josephson junctions fabricated on polished faces orthogonal to the c-axis. The modulation of the critical current as a function of magnetic flux applied along the c-axis is different for junctions fabricated on different points on a circularly polished face of the Ba122 crystal since each junction probes an effective order parameter of the crystal through an angle in k-space. These modulations map the phase anisotropy and test for the proposed s$\pm$ mode pairing symmetry. We will present preliminary results of these studies and compare to existing theoretical models.

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Authors

  • Juan Atkinson

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Dale Van Harlingen

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

  • Paul Canfield

    Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames Laboratory U.S. DOE and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy and Ames Laboratory-USDOE, Iowa State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory, Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University, Ames Laboratory and Department of Physics, Iowa State University