Transmittance and reflectance measurements at terahertz frequencies on a superconducting BaFe 1.84 Co 0.16 As 2 ultrathin film: an analysis of the optical gaps in the Co-doped BaFe 2 As 2 pnictide

Andrea Perucchi, Leonetta Baldassarre, Boby Joseph, Stefano Lupi, Sanghan Lee, Chang Beom Eom, Jianyi Jiang, Jeremy D. Weiss, Eric E. Hellstrom and Paolo Dore ()

The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2013, vol. 86, issue 6, 1-7

Abstract: Here we report an optical investigation in the terahertz region of a 40 nm ultrathin BaFe 1.84 Co 0.16 As 2 superconducting film with superconducting transition temperature T c = 17.5 K. A detailed analysis of the combined reflectance and transmittance measurements showed that the optical properties of the superconducting system can be described in terms of a two-band, two-gap model. The zero temperature value of the large gap Δ B , which seems to follow a BCS-like behavior, results to be Δ B (0) = 17 cm -1 . For the small gap, for which Δ A (0) = 8 cm -1 , the temperature dependence cannot be clearly established. These gap values and those reported in the literature for the BaFe 2−x Co x As 2 system by using infrared spectroscopy, when put together as a function of T c , show a tendency to cluster along two main curves, providing a unified perspective of the measured optical gaps. Below a temperature around 20 K, the gap-sizes as a function of T c seem to have a BCS-like linear behavior, but with different slopes. Above this temperature, both gaps show different supra-linear behaviors. Copyright EDP Sciences, SIF, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

Keywords: Solid State and Materials (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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