Temperature dependence of lower critical field Hc1(T) shows nodeless superconductivity in FeSe

Abstract

We investigate the temperature dependence of the lower critical field Hc1(T) of a high-quality FeSe single crystal under static magnetic fields H parallel to the c axis. The temperature dependence of the first vortex penetration field has been experimentally obtained by two independent methods and the corresponding Hc1(T) was deduced by taking into account demagnetization factors. A pronounced change in the Hc1(T) curvature is observed, which is attributed to anisotopic s-wave or multiband superconductivity. The London penetration depth λab(T) calculated from the lower critical field does not follow an exponential behavior at low temperatures, as it would be expected for a fully gapped clean s-wave superconductor. Using either a two-band model with s-wave-like gaps of magnitudes ?delta 1 = 0.41 meV and delta ?2 = 3.33 meV or a single anisotropic s-wave order parameter, the temperature dependence of the lower critical field Hc1(T) can be well described. These observations clearly show that the superconducting energy gap in FeSe is nodeless.

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