Three-dimensional anisotropic fluctuation diamagnetism around the superconducting transition of Ba(1-x)KxFe2As2 single crystals in the finite-field (or Prange) regime

Abstract

The magnetization around the superconducting transition was recently measured in a high-quality Ba(1-x)KxFe2As2 single crystal with magnetic fields applied along and transverse to the crystal Fe-layers [J. Mosqueira et al., Phys. Rev. B 83, 094519 (2011)]. Here we extend this study to the finite field (or Prange) regime, in which the magnetic susceptibility is expected to be strongly dependent on the applied magnetic field. These measurements are analyzed in the framework of the three-dimensional anisotropic Ginzburg Landau (3D-aGL) approach generalized to the short wavelength regime through the introduction of a total-energy cutoff in the fluctuation spectrum. The results further confirm the adequacy of GL approaches to describe the fluctuation effects close to the superconducting transition of these materials.

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