Nodal Superconductivity in FeSe single crystals from heat capacity

ORAL

Abstract

The superconducting gap in vapor-grown single-crystalline FeSe is studied via heat-capacity measurements down to 0.4 K and up to 14 Tesla. In our best crystals, i.e. with the highest Tc and RRR values, we consistently find a linear C/T term at low temperatures indicative of a nodal superconducting gap. This is supported by the magnetic field dependence of C/T. The electronic specific heat curve up to Tc is shown to be consistent with a recent gap determination using quasi particle interference only if one forces the gap to change sign at the minimum of one of the Fermi surface pockets. Finally, the specific heat of FeSe crystals grown under different conditions are compared to various C/T data taken from the literature.

Presenters

  • Christoph Meingast

    IFP, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Authors

  • Frédéric Hardy

    IFP, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

  • Mingquan He

    IFP, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

  • Liran Wang

    IFP, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

  • Thomas Wolf

    Institute of Solid State Physics (IFP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IFP, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

  • peter schweiss

    IFP, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

  • Michael Merz

    IFP, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

  • robert eder

    IFP, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

  • Christoph Meingast

    IFP, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology