Atomic characterization on tetragonal FeAs layer and engineering FeAs superlattices is highly desirable to get deep insight into the multi-band superconductivity in iron-pnictides.We fabricate the tetragonal FeAs laye...Atomic characterization on tetragonal FeAs layer and engineering FeAs superlattices is highly desirable to get deep insight into the multi-band superconductivity in iron-pnictides.We fabricate the tetragonal FeAs layer by topotactic reaction of FeTe films with arsenic and then obtain KxFe_(2)As_(2)upon potassium intercalation using molecular beam epitaxy.The in-situ low-temperature√2×√2scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy investigations demonstrate characteristic reconstruction of the FeAs layer and stripe pattern of KxFe_(2)As_(2),accompanied by the development of a superconducting-like gap.The ex-situ transport measurement with FeTe capping layers shows a superconducting transition with an onset temperature of 10 K.This work provides a promising way to characterize the FeAs layer directly and explore rich emergent physics with epitaxial superlattice design.展开更多
We perform systematic thermal conductivity measurements on heavily hole-doped Ba1-xKxFe2As2 single crystals with 0.747 ≤ x ≤ 0.974. At x=0.747, the K0/T is negligible, indicating a nodeless superconducting gap. A sm...We perform systematic thermal conductivity measurements on heavily hole-doped Ba1-xKxFe2As2 single crystals with 0.747 ≤ x ≤ 0.974. At x=0.747, the K0/T is negligible, indicating a nodeless superconducting gap. A small residual linear term K0/T （=0.035 m W.K-2 cm-1） appears at xz0.826, and it increases slowly up to x=0.974, followed by a substantial increase of more than 20 times to of K0/T clearly shows that the nodal gap appears near x surface topology. The small values of K0/T from x=0.826 the pure KFe2As2 （x=1.0）. This doping dependence = 0.8, possibly associated with the change of Fermi to 0.974 are consistent with the Y-shaped nodal s- wave gap recently revealed by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy experiments at x=0.9. Furthermore, the substantial increase of K0/T from x=0.974 to 1.0 is inconsistent with a symmetry-imposed d-wave gap in KFe2 As2, and a possible nodal gap structure in KFe2As2 is discussed.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12074210,51788104,11790311,and 12141403)the Basic and Applied Basic Research Major Programme of Guangdong Province of China(No.2021B0301030003)Jihua Laboratory(Project No.X210141TL210).
文摘Atomic characterization on tetragonal FeAs layer and engineering FeAs superlattices is highly desirable to get deep insight into the multi-band superconductivity in iron-pnictides.We fabricate the tetragonal FeAs layer by topotactic reaction of FeTe films with arsenic and then obtain KxFe_(2)As_(2)upon potassium intercalation using molecular beam epitaxy.The in-situ low-temperature√2×√2scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy investigations demonstrate characteristic reconstruction of the FeAs layer and stripe pattern of KxFe_(2)As_(2),accompanied by the development of a superconducting-like gap.The ex-situ transport measurement with FeTe capping layers shows a superconducting transition with an onset temperature of 10 K.This work provides a promising way to characterize the FeAs layer directly and explore rich emergent physics with epitaxial superlattice design.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program under Grant Nos 2012CB821402 and 2015CB921401the National Natural Science Foundation of China+1 种基金the Program for Professor of Special Appointment(Eastern Scholar)at Shanghai Institutions of Higher LearningSTCSM of China(No 15XD1500200)
文摘We perform systematic thermal conductivity measurements on heavily hole-doped Ba1-xKxFe2As2 single crystals with 0.747 ≤ x ≤ 0.974. At x=0.747, the K0/T is negligible, indicating a nodeless superconducting gap. A small residual linear term K0/T （=0.035 m W.K-2 cm-1） appears at xz0.826, and it increases slowly up to x=0.974, followed by a substantial increase of more than 20 times to of K0/T clearly shows that the nodal gap appears near x surface topology. The small values of K0/T from x=0.826 the pure KFe2As2 （x=1.0）. This doping dependence = 0.8, possibly associated with the change of Fermi to 0.974 are consistent with the Y-shaped nodal s- wave gap recently revealed by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy experiments at x=0.9. Furthermore, the substantial increase of K0/T from x=0.974 to 1.0 is inconsistent with a symmetry-imposed d-wave gap in KFe2 As2, and a possible nodal gap structure in KFe2As2 is discussed.
