Multiband, Strong coupling and Strong Correlations in Ba$_{1-x}$K$_{x}$Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$ single crystals. Mind the (nodal) gap!

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Abstract

We report an exhaustive thermodynamic study (heat capacity, magnetization, thermal expansion) of the normal- and superconducting-state properties of the entire Ba$_{1-x}$K$_{x}$Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$ series. We show that strong correlations develop with increasing hole concentration indicating the possible proximity to an orbital-selective Mott transition predicted by theory. In the superconducting state, these single crystals exhibit strong multiband and paramagnetic effects and we give evidence of a strong-to-weak-coupling crossover that occur near the concentration where the electron sheets disappear. Our data show no evidence for a symmetry change, from {\it s} to {\it d}-wave, of the superconducting state. Dissimilarities with the Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_{x}$)$_{2}$As$_{2}$ series are emphasized.

Authors

  • Fr\'ed\'eric Hardy

    Karlsruher Institut f\"ur Technologie, IFP, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany

  • Dai Aoki

    CEA Grenoble, SPSMS-INAC, 38054 Grenoble, France

  • Thomas Wolf

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruher Institut f\"ur Technologie, IFP, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany

  • Carley Paulsen

    Institut N\'eel, CNRS-MCBT and Universit\'e Joseph Fourier, 38042 Grenoble, France

  • Robert Eder

    Karlsruher Institut f\"ur Technologie, IFP, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany

  • Anna B\"ohmer

    Institute for Solid-State Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruher Institut f\"ur Technologie, IFP, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany

  • Rolf Heid

    Karlsruher Institut f\"ur Technologie, IFP, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany

  • Martin Jackson

    Institut N\'eel, CNRS-MCBT and Universit\'e Joseph Fourier, 38042 Grenoble, France

  • Robert A. Fisher

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA 94720, USA

  • C. Meingast

    Karlsruher Institut f\"ur Technologie, IFP, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany, IFP, Karlsruhe Institut f{\"u}r Technologie, IFP, Karlsruher Institut f{\"u}r Technologie