Article
Unconventional pairing in the iron arsenide superconductors
Physical Review B
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Date
4-2-2010
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.81.140501
Abstract
We use magnetic long-range order as a tool to probe the Cooper-pair wave function in the iron arsenide superconductors. We show theoretically that antiferromagnetism and superconductivity can coexist in these materials only if Cooper pairs form an unconventional, sign-changing state. The observation of coexistence in Ba(Fe1−xCox)2As2 then demonstrates unconventional pairing in this material. The detailed agreement between theory and neutron-diffraction experiments, in particular, for the unusual behavior of the magnetic order below Tc, demonstrates the robustness of our conclusions. Our findings strongly suggest that superconductivity is unconventional in all members of the iron arsenide family.
Copyright Owner
American Physical Society
Copyright Date
2010
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Rafael M. Fernandes, Daniel K. Pratt, Wei Tian, Jerel L. Zarestky, et al.. "Unconventional pairing in the iron arsenide superconductors" Physical Review B Vol. 81 (2010) p. 140501(R) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ai-goldman/36/
This article is from Physical Review B 81 (2010): 140501(R), doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.81.140501. Posted with permission.