Mass enhancement in multiple bands approaching optimal doping in a high-temperature superconductor

Abstract

Pnictides provide an opportunity to study the effects of quantum criticality in a multi-band high temperature superconductor. Quasiparticle mass divergence near optimal doping, observed in two major classes of high-temperature superconductors, pnictides and cuprates, is a direct experimental indicator of enhanced electronic interactions that accompany quantum criticality. Whether quasiparticles on all Fermi surface pockets in BaFe2(As1-xPx)2 are affected by quantum criticality is an open question, which specific heat measurements at high magnetic fields can directly address. Here we report specific heat measurements up to 35T in BaFe2(As1-xPx)2 over a broad doping range, 0.44 <= x <= 0.6. We observe saturation of C/T in the normal state at all dopings where superconductivity is fully suppressed. Our measurements demonstrate that quasiparticle mass increases towards optimal doping in multiple pockets, some of which exhibit even stronger mass enhancement than previously reported from quantum oscillations of a single pocket.

13 pages, 4 figures

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