Superconducting Stiffness and Coherence Length of FeSe${}_{0.5}$Te${}_{0.5}$ Measured in Zero-Applied Field

Abstract

Superconducting stiffness ${\rho }_s$ and coherence length $\xi$ are usually determined by measuring the penetration depth $\lambda$ of a magnetic field and the upper critical field $H_{c2}$ of a superconductor (SC), respectively. However, in magnetic SC, e.g. some of the iron-based, this could lead to erroneous results since the internal field could be very different from the applied one. To overcome this problem in Fe${}_{1+y}$Se${}_x$Te${}_{1-x}$ with $x\sim 0.5$ and $y\sim 0$ (FST), we measure both quantities with the Stiffnessometer technique. In this technique, one applies a rotor-free vector potential $\text{A}$ to a superconducting ring and measures the current density $\text{j}$ via the ring's magnetic moment $\text{m}$. ${\rho }_s$ and $\xi$ are determined from London's equation $\text{j}=-{\rho }_s\text{A}$ and its range of validity. This method is particularly accurate at temperatures close to the critical temperature $T_c$. We find weaker ${\rho }_s$ and longer $\xi$ than existing literature reports, and critical exponents which agree better with expectations based on the Ginzburg-Landau theory.

arXiv comment10 pages, 10 figures

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