Enhancement of Superconductivity Linked with Linear-in-Temperature/Field Resistivity in Ion-Gated FeSe Films

Abstract

Iron selenide (FeSe) - the structurally simplest iron-based superconductor, has attracted tremendous interest in the past years. While the transition temperature (Tc) of bulk FeSe is $\sim$ 8 K, it can be significantly enhanced to 40 - 50 K by various ways of electron doping. However, the underlying physics for such great enhancement of Tc and so the Cooper pairing mechanism still remain puzzles. Here, we report a systematic study of the superconducting- and normal-state properties of FeSe films via ionic liquid gating. With fine tuning, Tc evolves continuously from below 10 K to above 40 K; in situ two-coil mutual inductance measurements unambiguously confirm the gating is a uniform bulk effect. Close to Tc, the normal-state resistivity shows a linear dependence on temperature and the linearity extends to lower temperatures with the superconductivity suppressed by high magnetic fields. At high fields, the normal-state magnetoresistance exhibits a linear-in-field dependence and obeys a simple scaling relation between applied field and temperature. Consistent behaviors are observed for different-Tc states throughout the gating process, suggesting the pairing mechanism very likely remains the same from low- to high-Tc state. Importantly, the coefficient of the linear-in-temperature resistivity is positively correlated with Tc, similarly to the observations in cuprates, Bechgaard salts and iron pnictide superconductors. Our study points to a short-range antiferromagnetic exchange interaction mediated pairing mechanism in FeSe.

arXiv comment21 pages, 5 figures, SI not included

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