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Evidence for nodeless superconducting gap in NaFe_(1-x)Co_xAs from low-temperature thermal conductivity measurements

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arxiv 1204.3440 v2 pith:3PUVHBT4 submitted 2012-04-16 cond-mat.supr-con cond-mat.str-el

Evidence for nodeless superconducting gap in NaFe_(1-x)Co_xAs from low-temperature thermal conductivity measurements

classification cond-mat.supr-con cond-mat.str-el
keywords nafefieldkappaconductivityevidencegapsincreasemagnitudes
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The thermal conductivity of optimally doped NaFe$_{0.972}$Co$_{0.028}$As ($T_c \sim$ 20 K) and overdoped NaFe$_{0.925}$Co$_{0.075}$As ($T_c \sim$ 11 K) single crystals were measured down to 50 mK. No residual linear term $\kappa_0/T$ is found in zero magnetic field for both compounds, which is an evidence for nodeless superconducting gap. Applying field up to $H$ = 9 T ($\approx H_{c2}/4$) does not noticeably increase $\kappa_0/T$ in NaFe$_{1.972}$Co$_{0.028}$As, which is consistent with multiple isotropic gaps with similar magnitudes. The $\kappa_0/T$ of overdoped NaFe$_{1.925}$Co$_{0.075}$As shows a relatively faster field dependence, indicating the increase of the ratio between the magnitudes of different gaps, or the enhancement of gap anisotropy upon increasing doping.

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