Strong-Coupling Superconductivity in NaFe${}_{1-x}$Co${}_x$As: the Eliashberg Theory and Beyond

Abstract

We study the normal-state and superconducting properties of NaFe${}_{1-x}$Co${}_x$As system by specific heat measurements. Both the normal-state Sommerfeld coefficient and superconducting condensation energy are strongly suppressed in the underdoped and heavily overdoped samples. The low-temperature electronic specific heat can be well fitted by either an one-gap or a two-gap BCS-type function for all the superconducting samples. The ratio ${\gamma }_N{T}_c^2/H_c^2(0)$ can nicely associate the neutron spin resonance as the bosons in the standard Eliashberg model. However, the value of $\Delta C/T_c{\gamma }_N$ near optimal doping is larger than the maximum value the model can obtain. Our results suggest that the high-$T_c$ superconductivity in the Fe-based superconductors may be understood within the framework of boson-exchange mechanism but significant modification may be needed to account for the finite-temperature properties.

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