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Superconductivity at 36 K in Gadolinium-arsenide Oxides GdOFFeAs
In this paper we report the fabrication and superconducting properties of
GdOFFeAs. It is found that when x is equal to 0.17,
GdOFFeAs is a superconductor with the onset transition
temperature T 36.6K. Resistivity anomaly near 130K was
observed for all samples up to x = 0.17, such a phenomenon is similar to that
of LaOFFeAs. Hall coefficient indicates that
GdOFFeAs is conducted by electron-like charge carriers.Comment: 3 pages, 4 figure
Fully Gapped Superconducting State Based on a High Normal State Quasiparticle Density of States in BaKFeAs Single Crystals
We report the specific heat (SH) measurements on single crystals of hole
doped -based superconductor . It is found that
the electronic SH coefficient is not temperature dependent and
increases almost linearly with the magnetic field in low temperature region.
These point to a fully gapped superconducting state. Surprisingly the sharp SH
anomaly reaches a value of 98 suggesting a
very high normal state quasiparticle density of states (). A detailed analysis reveals that the cannot be
fitted with a single gap of s-wave symmetry due to the presence of a hump in
the middle temperature region. However, our data indicate that the dominant
part of the superconducting condensate is induced by an s-wave gap with the
magnitude of about 6 meV.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
Quasiparticle Heat Transport in BaKFeAs: Evidence for a k-dependent Superconducting Gap without Nodes
The thermal conductivity of the iron-arsenide superconductor
BaKFeAs ( 30 K) was measured in single crystals
at temperatures down to mK (/600) and in magnetic
fields up to T (/4). A negligible residual linear term
in as shows that there are no zero-energy quasiparticles
in the superconducting state. This rules out the existence of line and in-plane
point nodes in the superconducting gap, imposing strong constraints on the
symmetry of the order parameter. It excludes d-wave symmetry, drawing a clear
distinction between these superconductors and the high- cuprates. However,
the fact that a magnetic field much smaller than can induce a residual
linear term indicates that the gap must be very small on part of the Fermi
surface, whether from strong anisotropy or band dependence, or both
Magnetic entropy change of the layered perovskites La2-2xSr1+2xMn2O7
Magnetocaloric properties of perovskite-type manganese oxides with double Mn-O layers of composition La2−2xSr1+2xMn2O7 (x=0.33 and 0.4) have been investigated. A broad peak of magnetic entropy change (−ΔSM) was observed at the Curie temperature. The shape of −ΔSM is strongly dependent on the Sr concentration. In contrast to Ln1−xAxMnO3 perovskites, the distinct curvilinear shape of −ΔSM for perovskites with double Mn-O layers shows different magnetic mechanisms arising from magnetocrystalline anisotropy
Growth and characterization of A_{1-x}K_xFe_2As_2 (A = Ba, Sr) single crystals with x=0 - 0.4
Single crystals of AKFeAs (A=Ba, Sr) with high quality
have been grown successfully by FeAs self-flux method. The samples have sizes
up to 4 mm with flat and shiny surfaces. The X-ray diffraction patterns suggest
that they have high crystalline quality and c-axis orientation. The
non-superconducting crystals show a spin-density-wave (SDW) instability at
about 173 K and 135 K for Sr-based and Ba-based compound, respectively. After
doping K as the hole dopant into the BaFeAs system, the SDW transition
is smeared, and superconducting samples with the compound of
BaKFeAs (0 0.4) are obtained. The
superconductors characterized by AC susceptibility and resistivity measurements
exhibit very sharp superconducting transition at about 36 K, 32 K, 27 K and 23
K for x= 0.40,0.28,0.25 and 0.23, respectively.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figures, 1 table. This paper together with new data are
modified into a new pape
Pairing symmetry and properties of iron-based high temperature superconductors
Pairing symmetry is important to indentify the pairing mechanism. The
analysis becomes particularly timely and important for the newly discovered
iron-based multi-orbital superconductors. From group theory point of view we
classified all pairing matrices (in the orbital space) that carry irreducible
representations of the system. The quasiparticle gap falls into three
categories: full, nodal and gapless. The nodal-gap states show conventional
Volovik effect even for on-site pairing. The gapless states are odd in orbital
space, have a negative superfluid density and are therefore unstable. In
connection to experiments we proposed possible pairing states and implications
for the pairing mechanism.Comment: 4 pages, 1 table, 2 figures, polished versio
Dense matter with eXTP
In this White Paper we present the potential of the Enhanced X-ray Timing and
Polarimetry (eXTP) mission for determining the nature of dense matter; neutron
star cores host an extreme density regime which cannot be replicated in a
terrestrial laboratory. The tightest statistical constraints on the dense
matter equation of state will come from pulse profile modelling of
accretion-powered pulsars, burst oscillation sources, and rotation-powered
pulsars. Additional constraints will derive from spin measurements, burst
spectra, and properties of the accretion flows in the vicinity of the neutron
star. Under development by an international Consortium led by the Institute of
High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Science, the eXTP mission is
expected to be launched in the mid 2020s.Comment: Accepted for publication on Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. (2019
Lie group analysis and similarity solutions for hydro-magnetic Maxwell fluid through a porous medium
PKM2 regulates neural invasion of and predicts poor prognosis for human hilar cholangiocarcinoma
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