Probing multiband superconductivity by point-contact spectroscopy

D Daghero, RS Gonnelli - Superconductor Science and …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Point-contact spectroscopy was originally developed for the determination of the electron–
phonon spectral function in normal metals. However, in the past 20 years it has become an …

Frontiers of research on iron-based superconductors toward their application

K Tanabe, H Hosono - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
The recent discovery of iron-based superconductors has evoked enthusiasm for extensive
research on these materials because they form the second high-temperature …

Temperature versus doping phase diagrams for Ba (Fe 1− x TM x) 2 As 2 (TM= Ni, Cu, Cu/Co) single crystals

N Ni, A Thaler, JQ Yan, A Kracher, E Colombier… - Physical Review B …, 2010 - APS
Microscopic, structural, transport, and thermodynamic measurements of single crystalline Ba
(Fe 1− x TM x) 2 As 2 (TM= Ni and Cu) series, as well as two mixed TM= Cu/Co series, are …

High magnetic-field scales and critical currents in SmFeAs (O, F) crystals

PJW Moll, R Puzniak, F Balakirev, K Rogacki… - Nature materials, 2010 - nature.com
With the discovery of new superconducting materials, such as the iron pnictides, exploring
their potential for applications is one of the foremost tasks. Even if the critical temperature T c …

Directional point-contact Andreev-reflection spectroscopy of Fe-based superconductors: Fermi surface topology, gap symmetry, and electron–boson interaction

D Daghero, M Tortello, GA Ummarino… - Reports on Progress in …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Point-contact Andreev-reflection spectroscopy (PCAR) has proven to be one of the most
powerful tools in the investigation of superconductors, where it provides information on the …

Anisotropic superconducting properties of single-crystalline

M Bendele, S Weyeneth, R Puzniak, A Maisuradze… - Physical Review B …, 2010 - APS
Iron-chalcogenide single crystals with the nominal composition FeSe 0.5 Te 0.5 and a
transition temperature of T c≃ 14.6 K were synthesized by the Bridgman method. The …

Crossover from weak to strong pairing in unconventional superconductors

DS Inosov, JT Park, A Charnukha, Y Li, AV Boris… - Physical Review B …, 2011 - APS
Superconductors are classified by their pairing mechanism and the coupling strength,
measured as the ratio of the energy gap, 2 Δ, to the critical temperature, T c. We present an …

Pauli-limited upper critical field of

H Lei, R Hu, ES Choi, JB Warren, C Petrovic - Physical Review B—Condensed …, 2010 - APS
In this work, we investigated the temperature dependence of the upper critical field μ 0 H c 2
(T) of Fe 1.02 (3) Te 0.61 (4) Se 0.39 (4) and Fe 1.05 (3) Te 0.89 (2) Se 0.11 (2) single …

High-Pressure Synthesis and the Enhancement of the Superconducting Properties of FeSe0.5Te0.5

M Azam, M Manasa, T Zajarniuk, R Diduszko, T Cetner… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
A series of FeSe0. 5Te0. 5 bulk samples have been prepared using the high gas pressure
and high-temperature synthesis (HP-HTS) method to optimize the growth conditions for the …

Huge critical current density and tailored superconducting anisotropy in SmFeAsO0.8F0.15 by low-density columnar-defect incorporation

L Fang, Y Jia, V Mishra, C Chaparro… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Iron-based superconductors could be useful for electricity distribution and superconducting
magnet applications because of their relatively high critical current densities and upper …